Book Review: ‘Long Island,’ by Colm Tóibín
Readers of “Brooklyn” will recall that Eilis’s previous trip home came in the wake of Rose’s death. If you’re just joining her, Tóibín offers a succinct recap of that visit:That...
Read moreReaders of “Brooklyn” will recall that Eilis’s previous trip home came in the wake of Rose’s death. If you’re just joining her, Tóibín offers a succinct recap of that visit:That...
Read moreImagining a Radical New Relationship with the Mississippi RiverThe Mississippi River has been manipulated for decades. A new book considers alternative forms of controlBy Meera SubramanianA tugboat pushes cargo on...
Read moreTHE WILDCAT BEHIND GLASS, by Alki Zei. Translated by Karen Emmerich.Of all the genres of the past century of children’s literature, one of the most important is what Polonius in...
Read moreJust before their ship sailed from New York, Goldman happened to come face to face with a young man then up-and-coming in federal law enforcement. “Haven’t I given you a...
Read moreLAST HOUSE: or, The Age of Oil, by Jessica ShattuckJessica Shattuck’s new novel, “Last House,” opens with a two-page list echoing the book’s subtitle, “The Age of Oil” — a...
Read moreWe chose the 10 best crime novels of 2023. See the complete list.I like Scandinavian crime fiction — the darker, the betterUnder the Storm, by Christoffer CarlssonWhen the body of...
Read moreBut as the historian Michelle T. King writes in her fascinating biography of Fu, “Chop Fry Watch Learn,” Fu’s first appearance aired a few months before Child’s. And if Child...
Read moreTHIS STRANGE EVENTFUL HISTORY, by Claire Messud“Maman and Papa had always talked about how much they loved Algiers, how much a part of them it was … the most beautiful...
Read moreWE WERE THE UNIVERSE, by Kimberly King ParsonsWhen you hear the phrase “grief novel,” relentless, wildly entertaining horniness probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But that’s what...
Read moreOur F5 tornado of fantastic reviews this week includes Michiko Kakutani on Alice Munro’s Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage, Ron Charles on Kristi Noem’s No Going Back, Christine Smallwood Miranda...
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