11.08.09
Classic review: The Lovely Bones
In Alice Sebold's debut novel, the dead must learn to let go, too
11.07.09
D-Day: The Battle for Normandy
This is the best one-volume history of the invasion of Normandy yet written.
11.06.09
Last Night in Twisted River
A life on the lam leads to a career as a novelist in John Irving’s new novel.
11.05.09
The Education of a British-Protected Child
This collection of beautifully written autobiographical essays reveals much about the worldview of celebrated Nigerian author Chinua Achebe.
11.04.09
Lit
Mary Karr tells the story of her failed marriage, her struggles with alcohol and mental illness, and the peace she finally found in prayer.
11.03.09
Mentors, Muses & Monsters
Well-known writers recall the big names they encountered on the way up – both those that helped them and those that hindered.
11.02.09
What the Dog Saw
New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell delves into everything from Enron to 9/11 to pit bulls.
11.01.09
Classic review: Love in the Time of Cholera
A tale of love, illusions, and life's possibilities.
10.31.09
My Paper Chase
The energetic memoir of Harold Evans, a newspaperman who refuses to sing the blues.
10.30.09
The Lacuna
Barbara Kingsolver magnificently re-creates 1930s Mexico City in her first novel in nine years.
10.29.09
When Everything Changed
American women have traveled a long road since the 1960s.
10.28.09
The Tin Drum
Marking the 50th anniversary of ‘The Tin Drum,’ a new English translation gives Günter Grass’s classic a fresh musicality.
10.27.09
Becoming Americans
Selections from 85 immigrants tell what it means to become an American.
10.26.09
Bright-Sided
Is feel-good actually bad?
10.25.09
Classic review: Jazz
Toni Morrison's poignant tale of tragedy in 1920s Harlem.
10.24.09
Chronic City
Novelist Jonathan Lethem’s ambition and talent outstrip his focus in this provocative tale of urban life.
10.23.09
Generosity: An Enhancement
A new novel from Richard Powers poses a disquieting question: Is it abnormal to be happy?
10.22.09
Manhood for Amateurs
Novelist Michael Chabon surveys the emotional terrain of life as a husband, father, and son.
10.21.09
Egg on Mao
The true story of a Chinese bus mechanic who risked his all in a symbolic challenge to China’s dictatorship.
10.20.09
The Pattern in the Carpet
Margaret Drabble’s memoir takes a powerful, disquieting look at the ways we attempt to stave off depression.
10.19.09
The Secret Wife of Louis XIV
The real-life fairy tale of Françoise d’Aubigné, little-known second wife of France's Sun King.
10.18.09
Classic review: The Poisonwood Bible
A Baptist minister brings his version of salvation – and his family – to the simmering Congo of the 1960s.
10.17.09
Wolf Hall
“Wolf Hall,” winner of this year’s Booker Prize, offers a sympathetic portrayal of Thomas Cromwell, the power behind Henry VIII's throne.
10.16.09
Spooner
In a nearly autobiographical novel, award-winning author Pete Dexter draws a loving portrait of a stepdad.
10.15.09
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The inspiring autobiography of the Malawian boy who taught himself physics in order to bring a windmill to his village.
