Review

Publish or Perish: On Andrew Ewell’s “Set for Life”
An Argentine Family Lexicon: Adriana Riva’s Salt, translated by Denise Kripper
Risking It All in “The Mayor of Maxwell Street”
A Brutal History Reimagined in “You Dreamed of Empires”
The People vs. Gentrification in “Brooklyn Crime Novel”
Violent Crime’s Multi-Edged Truths in “Penance”
The Lingering Pain of Grief in Yiyun Li’s “Wednesday’s Child”
Avoiding Boredom in “Toy Fights”
Searching for Memory’s Rightful Place in “Oh God, the Sun Goes”
The Wild, Wild Internet in Ben Smith’s “Traffic”