An Interview with Jonathan D. Reich
By Leah Cohen
The physician seeks to paint a more nuanced picture of Charles Lindbergh.
Devil’s Contract: The History of the Faustian Bargain
By Ed Simon
Does every human woe involve cutting a deal with Satan? Apparently.
The Lost Diary of M: A Novel
By Paul Wolfe
This fictionalized account of one of JFK’s real-life lovers will delight Camelot buffs and gossip hounds alike.
This Town Sleeps: A Novel
By Dennis E. Staples
This tale of murder, spirits, and sex on an Ojibwe reservation is hamstrung by unappealing characters and clunky prose.
Jane Hirshfield’s new collection will surprise first-time readers and reassure longtime ones.
Authors on Audio: A Conversation with Jeremy Scott
By Stephen Usery
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
Interior Chinatown: A Novel
By Charles Yu
This gentle satire of the TV industry pokes holes in Asian-American stereotypes and tropes.
The designer/professor explains why it takes some savvy to read charts accurately.
The Man in the Red Coat
By Julian Barnes
A tour-de-force account of La Belle Époque’s luminary figures.
Dressed for a Dance in the Snow: Women’s Voices from the Gulag
By Monika Zgustova; translated by Julie Jones
Aching depths of purpose and meaning are explored in these conversations with female gulagniks.
