‘Evening in Paradise’ Is More Proof of Lucia Berlin’s Sainthood
On FSG’s second Berlin collection, two years after ‘A Manual for Cleaning Women.’
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Kate Atkinson Returns With a Masterful WWII Spy Drama
‘Transcription’ is a fascinating look at midcentury British espionage.
Jenny Hval’s First Novel Is As Carnal As Her Music
The tactile delights of ‘Paradise Rot.’
In Barbara Kingsolver’s ‘Unsheltered,’ the 2016 Election Is Old News
In the aftermath of the 2008 housing crisis, American families continue to struggle. The collapse made it more difficult toContinue Reading
Deborah Eisenberg’s Short Stories Are Sharp Enough to Cut Deep
The short fiction master gets more adventurous (and political) in ‘Your Duck Is My Duck’
‘Destroy All Monsters’ Is a Harrowing Tribute to Small-Town Music Scenes
Jeff Jackson’s rock and roll novel has a Side A and Side B.
Another Look at Ursula K. Le Guin’s Short Fantasy Novels
Ursula K. Le Guin, who died earlier this year, was known for her award-winning fantasy novels and short stories. TwoContinue Reading
All Hail NYRB For Bringing Back ‘Moderan,’ a Lost Sci-Fi Classic
With enough steel and plastic, what can’t be created and controlled? This is the question that dominates Moderan, a future worldContinue Reading
A Soaring Novel in 116 ‘Flights’
Each of my pilgrimages aims at some other pilgrim,” says the unnamed narrator of Flights, Olga Tokarczuk’s ninth novel, whichContinue Reading
‘Ohio’ Depicts an Unforgiving Life-after-War in the Midwest
On Stephen Markley’s “knockout” debut novel.
