“Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare’s Greatest Rival” by Stephen Greenblatt explores the life and work of poet Christpher Marlowe. (Norton via AP) The English poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe was […]
“High Season” author Katie Bishop writes for several outlets, including The New York Times, The Guardian, The Independent, Vice and Vogue. (St. Martin’s Press via AP) Katie Bishop finds heart and poignancy at the center […]
“People Like Us” author Jason Mott’s first novel, “The Returned”, was a New York Times bestseller and was adapted into a TV series. (Dutton via AP) How does one follow up writing “A Hell of […]
Megan Miranda, author of “You Belong Here,” lives in Davidson, North Carolina. (Marysue Rucci Books via AP) Megan Miranda treads overly familiar territory in “You Belong Here,” the story of a woman forced to return […]
“The Tilting House” by Ivonne Lamazares follows the life of a 16-year-old orphan growing up in communist Cuba. (Counterpoint via AP) Yuri is a 16-year-old orphan who lives simply with her religious aunt in a […]
Wally Lamb, author of “The River is Waiting” speaks at Book Expo America in New York in 2013. (Mark Lennihan / AP Photo) Corby Ledbetter is in trouble. In Wally Lamb’s new novel, “The River […]
“The Listeners” was written by Maggie Stiefvater, a New York Times bestselling author of young adult novels. (Viking via AP) Maggie Stiefvater has brought her magical prose with her to her first adult novel. “The […]
This cover image shows “Life and Art” by Richard Russo. (Knopf via AP) Richard Russo, whose “Fool” trilogy is beloved for the characters he created to populate a fictional upstate New York town, freely admits […]
This cover image shows “Mark Twain” by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow. (Penguin Press via AP) Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow is known for writing massive biographies of the country’s most enduring figures, including Ulysses […]
“The Rivals” is the second novel in a new mystery series by Jane Pek. (Knopf via AP) Claudia Lin, an online dating detective in the age of AI, is hunting once again through a dark […]
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