Anuk Arudpragasam’s The Story of a Brief Marriage captures the same feeling of ponderous mindfulness of L’Étranger […]
Mischling, by Affinity Konar
I can understand why twins fascinate scientists. Watching them can reveal much about how personality […]
The Weight of Ink, by Rachel Kadish
The truism that history repeats itself is even more true in fiction. Rachel Kadish’s The Weight […]
The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine, by Alina Bronsky
All of us have mother issues, to some extent, but I doubt that anyone’s mother […]
Radium Girls, by Kate Moore
Kate Moore’s Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women turned out to be a timely […]
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 […]
Moving the Palace, by Charif Majdalani
There aren’t many examples, but there are enough for there to be a distinct subgenre […]
Music of the Ghosts, by Vaddey Ratner
Vaddey Ratner’s Music of the Ghosts is the story of two parallel lives that were caught […]