Recent content from Cory Oldweiler
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A mysterious body is just one adventure the narrator encounters in 'The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia'
FICTION: A young woman learns about the pitfalls of good intentions in an isolated Italian village.
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Lydia Millet celebrates family and our green world in 'We Loved It All'
NONFICTION: An acclaimed novelist shares scientific and personal concerns.
![Vicki Sokolik](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/HMK4LJSVNVHSLHBA34DSW2ECZE.jpg?h=120&w=180&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
'If You See Them' shows what happens if you don't look away from unhoused youth
NONFICTION: A tireless advocate explains how she has made a difference.
![Audur Ava Olafsdottir](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/JEMT3Q7IDDKOZLWJCH23CHESXA.jpg?h=120&w=180&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Review: 'Animal Life,' by Audur Ava Ólafsdóttir, translated from the Icelandic by Brian FitzGibbon
FICTION: A thoughtful meditation on midwifery and the difficulty of living in the light, set in the darkness of the Icelandic winter.
![Jonathan Escoffery](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/RWTAGRITDXKAXTGVAGXT34SECE.jpg?h=120&w=180&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Review: 'If I Survive You,' by Jonathan Escoffery
FICTION: A remarkable debut collection of interconnected stories centered on a family of Jamaican immigrants, whose American-born son struggles to establish his place and his identity.
![Anthony Marra photo credit to Paul Duda](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/IH6ITSIWEA2KAT4WIO4A7SUEWM.jpg?h=120&w=180&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Review: 'Mercury Pictures Presents,' by Anthony Marra
FICTION: An entertaining and occasionally edifying look at European immigrants making movies in Hollywood during World War II.
![Mohsin Hamid (c) Jillian Edelstein](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/BVG7N75CEF3WXVY3FW4INFNFUE.jpg?h=120&w=180&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Review: 'The Last White Man,' by Mohsin Hamid
FICTION: A thoughtful look at the evolution of racism in the United States as white people begin to lose their whiteness.
![Jess Walte photo by Rajah Bose](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/N2ZVPVAOL7ZGXVADOEGVXSWTPI.jpg?h=120&w=180&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Review: 'The Angel of Rome,' by Jess Walter
FICTION: Jess Walter's new story collection features a return to Italy and a riotous take on climate change.
![Toya Wolfe](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/3BTZD7QDKH3APGJHIK6GW6RP2U.jpg?h=120&w=180&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Review: 'Last Summer on State Street,' by Toya Wolfe
FICTION: A poignant look at growing up in Chicago public housing by a debut novelist who lived in one of the city's most notorious developments.
![Karen Jennings](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/42ILUFC3N2HA6FENJ4CHNVRGKA.jpg?h=120&w=180&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Review: 'An Island,' by Karen Jennings
FICTION: A probing look at the roots of inhumanity and how the past can poison our compassion.
![Jennifer Close_author photo_credit Michael Lionstar](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/VI2ZTLFPJUOTTNRSAX6AZM4YKY.jpg?h=120&w=180&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Review: 'Marrying the Ketchups,' by Jennifer Close
FICTION: Wonderfully entertaining novel about lessons in life, love and business centered around one family's suburban Chicago restaurant.
![Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry ' Ivan Morozov](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/YXPSSZVFQOBR2ZO4ISTVINQEJY.jpg?h=120&w=180&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Review: 'The Orchard,' by Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry
FICTION: An intensely evocative and ultimately shattering coming-of-age novel set in the waning years of the Soviet Union.
![Powles, Nina Mingya (c) David Marshall](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/FC2Q2ZABZKQ7XQX32WWDY4G664.jpg?h=120&w=180&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Review: 'Small Bodies of Water,' by Nina Mingya Powles
Nina Mingya Powles' poetic and personal essay collection explores her relationship with nature and our ever-changing world.
![Gish Jen](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/YRFA4AI2UPHOFDMK2LWPHOGZNQ.jpg?h=120&w=180&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Review: 'Thank You, Mr. Nixon,' by Gish Jen
Intricately enmeshed stories examine personal ties between families in China and the United States over the past 50 years.
![Gunnhild Oyehaug (c) Helge Skodvin](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/OHWFM7LS3CBJXFLFYZVFSRHJXM.jpg?h=120&w=180&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Review: 'Present Tense Machine,' by Gunnhild Øyehaug, translated by Kari Dickson
A heartfelt tale about a mother and daughter separated in parallel universes brought about by the power of language.
![Aysegul Savas](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/MEMILDEPVHGUGGRIRE656Z3G7Q.jpg?h=120&w=180&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Review: 'White on White,' by Aysegul Savas
A lyrically spare, thematically lush look at how we tell each other's stories.
![Edward Dolnick photo by Lynn Golden](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/W5VJSQQ6C2LIANOIV6EGFCXQFI.jpg?h=120&w=180&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Review: 'The Writing of the Gods,' by Edward Dolnick
A wide-ranging look at the discovery and decoding of the Rosetta Stone, which catalyzed our understanding of hieroglyphs and ancient Egypt.
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Review: 'Lean Fall Stand,' by Jon McGregor
FICTION: A profoundly affecting story of the lives upended when a man loses his ability to communicate clearly.
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Review: 'Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night,' by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
FICTION: A wistful and whimsical novel looking at life in a tiny Icelandic village.
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Review: 'Tin Camp Road,' by Ellen Airgood
FICTION: A heartfelt story set in Michigan's Upper Peninsula about a single mom trying to provide for her gifted daughter.
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Review: 'Below the Edge of Darkness,' by Edith Widder
NONFICTION: This enthralling memoir recounts the lifetime work of a marine biologist trying to see into the dark depths of the oceans.
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Review: 'The Hero's Way,' by Tim Parks
NONFICTION: An engaging and informative trip through Italian history and the Italian countryside.
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Review: 'Catch the Rabbit,' by Lana Bastašić
FICTION: A rich, rewarding debut novel of female friendship set against the backdrop of the Bosnian war and its aftermath.
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Review: 'The Bookseller of Florence,' by Ross King
NONFICTION: Ross King's delightful, immersive history of books and bookselling in the heart of the Renaissance.
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Review: 'First Light: Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time,' by Emma Chapman
NONFICTION: An in-depth look at the ongoing search for the universe's first stars.
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Review: 'A Crooked Tree,' by Una Mannion
Fiction: The author's 1980s-suburban setting is the perfect antidote to today's hyper-technical rat race.