9 Novels About Being the Poorest Person in the Room
I like my fiction the way I like my reality TV: full of rich people behaving badly, all of whom are one wrong move away from total exposure. Fortunately for me, Rich People Behaving Badly…
Category: Books
Book Review: ‘Cormac McCarthy: A Legacy Revisited,’ by Tracy Daugherty
A new biography of the late novelist details his youthful escapades, messy relationships and intense commitment to his…
Book Review: ‘Death of an Ordinary Man,’ by Sarah Perry
In “Death of an Ordinary Man,” the award-winning writer Sarah Perry pays tribute to her father-in-law.…
Book Review: ‘Partita,’ by Barbara Kingsolver
In “Partita,” a former piano prodigy is sent reeling into the past after she receives a call from…
Love Days
After a hasty breakfast, of which she remembered nothing but that she had eaten it, Susanna found herself…
We Are the Medicine: Recommendations on the Ever Growing List of Latinx Literature
I’m starting this draft on the Fourth of July, 2026 in the Northern California redwoods. The phrase “250…
Book Review: ‘The Rush,’ by Nathaniel Philbrick
In “The Rush,” Nathaniel Philbrick paints a portrait of the treasure seekers, prospectors and conniving politicians who shaped…
Book Review: ‘The Occidental Book of the Dead,’ by T. Geronimo Johnson
What seems like a story of a man hoping to reunite with a childhood flame is really a…
Book Review: ‘Bad Boy for Life,’ by Cheyenne Roundtree
The most comprehensive biography of the hip-hop mogul to date is both an in-depth character study and a…
Christopher Myers Turns Stained Glass Into a Magical ‘Night Ride’
The artist Christopher Myers designed panels that were built in Mexico and photographed to become a new picture…