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Review: A dog who likes poetry and James Audubon appear in ‘Pelican Child’
Fiction: A collection of customarily uncanny short stories from the inimitable Joy Williams.
November 12, 2025
Review: Young woman, much older man equals problems in ‘Big Kiss, Bye-Bye’
Fiction: A woman reflects on the persistence of memory while recalling past relationships.
November 7, 2025
Chicago-centric novel ‘The El’ brings different perspectives to a summit
Inspired by classic “The Warriors,” “Sacred Smokes” writer Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.'s “The El” jumps between a diverse variety of perspectives within Chicago street gangs.
August 5, 2025
Katie Yee's novel is 'Maggie; or, a Man and a Woman Walk into a Bar'
Tragedy turns into comedy in Katie Yee's debut novel, which has drawn comparisons to Nora Ephron's work.
July 15, 2025
Review: Taylor Jenkins Reid follows ‘Daisy Jones and the Six’ with ‘Atmosphere’
Fiction: A queer love story unfolds amid the exciting early years of NASA’s space shuttle program.
May 27, 2025
Review: Minnesota native’s stories want to know -- ‘Are You Happy’
Fiction: Lori Ostlund’s thoughtful characters find their lives are incomplete and happiness is elusive.
April 28, 2025
Review: Whodunit in ‘Perspective(s)‘? Would you believe maybe the artist Bronzino?
Fiction: Laurent Binet creates an intelligent murder mystery set in Florence, Italy, during the height of the Renaissance.
March 31, 2025
Review: ‘Twist’ hints that the more we reach out, the more isolated we are
Fiction: Irish writer Colum McCann considers our era of “unfathomable isolation” via a tale about technology and communication.
March 18, 2025
In ’After the North Pole,' explorer chronicles impossible challenges
Nonfiction: An engaging history of the quest to reach the North Pole from a Norwegian explorer who knows all about extreme trips.
February 3, 2025
A look at the trailblazing musicians who came ‘Before Elvis’
Nonfiction: A wide-ranging look at several pioneering Black artists from the Memphis scene who influenced the music and career of Elvis Presley.
January 7, 2025
Stop us if you’ve heard this one: Grizzled loner and kid make their way in an unforgiving land
Fiction: Imaginative post-apocalyptic journey in “The Way” is more focused on the ends than the means.
November 29, 2024
Review: Haruki Murakami is in fine form with ‘The City and Its Uncertain Walls’
Fiction: The novel is a fantastical consideration of life, love and longing from the revered Japanese author.
November 27, 2024
