As harsh criticism continues to roil Jeanine Cummins’ buzzy immigrant novel, ‘American Dirt,” publisher Flatiron Books stands by the divisive …
By Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times Books Jan. 26, 2020 9:20 am2139d ago
As harsh criticism continues to roil Jeanine Cummins’ buzzy immigrant novel, ‘American Dirt,” publisher Flatiron Books stands by the divisive …
By Vicky Hallett, Washington Post Books Jan. 26, 2020 8:20 am2139d ago
Maybe it was the paparazzi. Maybe it was the tension over race. Or maybe it was ‘Everyday Ubuntu: Living Better …
By Erin Arvedlund, The Philadelphia Inquirer Books Jan. 26, 2020 7:20 am2139d ago
PHILADELPHIA – Before she lost her brother in Iraq in 2007, Ryan Manion had no experience of wrenching loss. ‘I …
By Angela Haupt, Washington Post Books Jan. 26, 2020 6:20 am2139d ago
There’s a British antidote to our cold, chaotic world – and it’s called coziness. The feel-good, sock-heavy concept is a …
Marianne Szegedy-Maszak, The Washington Post Books Jan. 20, 2020 7:25 am2145d ago
The subtitle of Adam Frankel’s ‘The Survivors: A Story of War, Inheritance, and Healing” suggests that the author is preoccupied …
By Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post
Books Jan. 19, 2020 2:00 pm2146d ago
Many novels about race in America take a toll on a reader. That doesn’t mean readers shouldn’t endure that toll, …
By Michael Cavna, Washington Post
Books Jan. 19, 2020 12:00 pm2146d ago
‘What if I’m all out of stories?” the cartoon avatar of renowned storyteller Gene Luen Yang asks himself in the …
By Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post
Books Jan. 19, 2020 10:00 am2146d ago
’Agent Running in the Field” John le Carré, master of espionage and gifted voice actor, gives an outstanding performance narrating …
Elizabeth Lund, The Washington Post
Books Jan. 19, 2020 8:00 am2146d ago
’Felon” The opening poem in ‘Felon” (Norton) by Reginald Dwayne Betts includes these stirring lines: ‘Dear Warden, my time been …
Ron Charles, Washington Post
Books Jan. 18, 2020 2:17 pm2147d ago
Four years ago, Garth Greenwell published a debut novel about an American teacher who falls in love with a gay …
By Brandon T. Harden, Philadelphia Inquirer
Books Jan. 18, 2020 12:29 pm2147d ago
PHILADELPHIA – As a teenager growing up in Tucson, Ariz., author Kiley Reid wrote several stories with the same plot: …
By Maureen McCarthy, Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
Books Jan. 12, 2020 2:40 pm2153d ago
Tourists usually look up from the boats in Paris that carry them along the Seine, admiring Notre Dame Cathedral, the …
By Mary Carole McCauley, The Baltimore Sun
Books Jan. 12, 2020 1:40 pm2153d ago
BALTIMORE – It’s an unassuming little book, bound in olive green leather and stamped with gilt. Seven inches tall and …
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