The house that Hetty Deveraux has just inherited is no prize. Originally, Muirlan House was […]
Red Sorghum, by Mo Yan
Our narrator’s grandparents and father are legendary. Family members and friends tell stories of how […]
The Sunlight Pilgrims, by Jenni Fagan
Jenni Fagan’s The Sunlight Pilgrims has, in all of the reviews I’ve seen so far, been billed […]
Dancing with the Tiger, by Lili Wright
In the hands of a skilled writer, a single object can launch a dozen plots […]
A Replacement Life, by Boris Fishman
Around the time of his grandmother’s death, Slava Gelman’s grandparents received a letter from an […]
The Kindness of Enemies, by Leila Aboulela
After 9/11, I feel like the western world got a crash course in Islam. The […]
The Swan Book, by Alexis Wright
Alexis Wright’s The Swan Book is hypnotic and disturbing. Wright pairs the long history of injustice […]
The Bones of Grace, by Tahmina Anam
Zubaida has made a mess of her life. Part of it is not her fault. […]
Vinegar Girl, by Anne Tyler
The Taming of the Shrew used to be one of my favorite plays by Shakespeare. I […]
Miss Lonelyhearts, by Nathanael West
I’ve always wondered how advice columnists keep doing their jobs. They hear so many awful […]