In A Novel Of Frustrated Young Love, Sexuality Comes To The Forefront
In Tender, Irish novelist Belinda McKeon takes readers through the infatuation and obsession that comes with a lopsided love affair.
Book Reviews
'It's A Surviving Tool': 'Native' Tells Satirical Stories Of Life In Israel
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to author Sayed Kashua, an Israeli-Palestinian whose satirical weekly columns in Haaretz newspaper are collected in his new book called Native.
Need A Little Valentine's Day Perspective? 3 Romances Do The Trick
Reviewer Ericka Brooks loves romance novels, but she felt like there was something missing in her collection. So she went looking for books with characters from all different backgrounds.
Taking A Timeout From Time — It's A Family Thing
The Tollivers have always believed in time travel and young Waldy is no different. Now, stuck permanently at 8:47 a.m., he passes time writing the history of his expansive (and entertaining) family.
'Every Anxious Wave' Is A Wise, Witty Romp Through Time — And Indie Rock
Packed with music references and enough science to keep its time travel premise plausible, Every Anxious Wave "rings with a uniqueness that transcends the tropes of time travel and indie romance."
'Morning Star' Brings 'Red Rising' Trilogy To An End ... Eventually
Pierce Brown finishes his trilogy with a lot of exposition, and a really satisfying bang.
Folklore For Hipsters: Fairy Tales Before They Were Cool
Translated from Giambattista Basile's 17th century stories, Tale of Tales — known as the world's first collection of fairy tales — traverses through 50 fantastical adventures.
Profane And Pornographic, Irvine Welsh's Latest Plumbs A New Kind Of Emptiness
A Decent Ride brings back many of Welsh's beloved characters with their ribald humor and Scottish vernacular, but now they must address a new challenge: aging.
Confronting Loss While Scaling 'The High Mountains Of Portugal'
Yann Martel, author of The Life of Pi, conjures up three stories grounded in grief and magical realism in his latest novel.
Scouring Brazil For A Celebrated Novelist
When a renowned Brazilian writer mysteriously vanishes in Idra Novey's novel Ways to Disappear, her children and an American translator work to uncover the reason behind the writer's disappearance.