Samuel Johnson defined lexicographer as “a writer of dictionaries; a harmless drudge, that busies himself […]
Radium Girls, by Kate Moore
Kate Moore’s Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women turned out to be a timely […]
The Pagoda Tree, by Claire Scobie
Maya was born to dance. When she dances to tell the stories of the Hindu pantheon, […]
La Créole by Cheryl Sawyer
When a white writer writes an African American or African character, I worry—especially when that […]
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Sian Cain rounds up author cameos in films based on their books. (The Guardian) Danika […]
Underground Fugue, by Margot Singer
Margot Singer’s Underground Fugue is a novel that has not only subtext; it has background melody. In […]
A Square Meal, by Jane Ziegelman and Andrew Coe
Jane Ziegelman and Andrew Coe’s A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression is much […]
The Long Drop, by Denise Mina
How do you write a biography for a liar? Denise Mina found one way with […]
New Boy, by Tracy Chevalier
I think we keep returning to tragedies with the vague hope that this time things […]
Since We Fell, by Dennis Lehane
Marriages are odd things when you start to really think about them, especially when the […]