History, by and of Women
Dabbling in the Anne de Courcy extended universe.
Book Review: ‘Neighbors and Other Stories,’ by Diane Oliver
A story collection from Diane Oliver, who died at 22, locates the strength in Black [+]
Book Review: ‘Smoke and Ashes,’ by Amitav Ghosh
In “Smoke and Ashes,” Amitav Ghosh sources the colonial roots of a crisis.
Book Review: ‘The Freaks Came Out to Write,’ by Tricia Romano
“The Freaks Came Out to Write” is an oral history of America’s most important alternative [+]
Ellen Gilchrist, Writer With an Eye on the South’s Foibles, Dies at 88
In her novels and story collections, she took a sharp, lightly ironic look at the [+]
Book Review: “Cocktails With George and Martha” by Philip Gefter
With Burton and Taylor as stars and a writer and director feuding, adapting the scabrous [+]
Two Books From Down Under
Scrappy domestic novellas and a novel about the unhappy rich.
A Graphic Novel Finds a Relatable Hero in a Modern African Woman
The “Aya” series explores the pains and pleasures of everyday life in a working-class neighborhood [+]
Brooke Ellison, Prominent Disability Rights Advocate, Is Dead at 45
One of the first quadriplegic Harvard graduates, she became an author, professor and powerful voice [+]
4 Early-Year Book Recommendations
Book Review staff members tell us what they’ve enjoyed reading so far in 2024.