Laurie Petrou’s Sibling Rivalry on Steroids
In Laurie Petrou’s Sister of Mine (Crooked Lane Books), the lives of two orphaned sisters, Hattie and Penny, begin to fray…
Sarah Winman’s “Tin Man” is Heartbreaking and Tender
A tender and beautiful story, Sarah Winman’s novel Tin Man is heartbreaking and wonderfully moving, focusing on the relationship between two people,…
Interview with Maxine Rosaler, Author of “Queen for a Day”
It is bold work to invite us into the world of children who are eligible for special education—and their long…
10 New Books of Literary Fiction with a Razor’s Edge
Literary fiction occupies a special place in the world of books. There are masterpieces that combine elements of heart, fantasy,…
Video: Interview with Diane Saxton and Peregrine Island: A Novel
The Peregrine family’s lives are turned upside down one summer when so-called “art experts” appear on the doorstep of their…
Video: Missed It? Interview with Ken Murray and Eulogy
The controlled and calm life of William Oaks is shattered when his parents die suddenly in a car accident. A…
Beatriz Williams’ Tiny Little Thing looks at a political wife in the Mad Men era
A woman inserting herself in the epicenter of politics in 1966 was unheard of, and worse, frowned upon. But Beatriz…
Video: Missed It? Interview with Rebecca Makkai, Author of Music for Wartime: Stories
Named one of the must-read books of the summer by The Chicago Tribune, OMagazine, BuzzFeed, The Huffington Post, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, and The L Magazine Rebecca Makkai’s…
CAPTION CONTEST for Vivian Probst’s DEATH BY ROSES
Are you hung-up over the one who got away? If you were given the chance, what would you do? What would…
Not afraid of Virginia Woolf? 3 Novels to celebrate her birthday
Happy birthday, Virginia Woolf! You turn 133 on January 25 (which is funny, because you don’t look a day over…
Lev Grossman discusses weaving the power of literary fiction into fantasy
Lev Grossman’s latest novel, The Magician’s Land, hits shelves this week, marking the triumphant close of his New York Times…
Pressing on after the Holocaust: In Paradise by Peter Matthiessen
As a pre-teen, I went through a phase where I read every novel I could about the Holocaust. Late at…
The madame and her Frenchman
December 12th marked the 192nd birthday of French novelist Gustave Flaubert, best known for his tale of the perpetually unhappy titular housewife, Madame…