A new book by Susannah Gibson spotlights the 18th-century Bluestockings, who aspired to have their writings and ideas accorded the same respect as men’s.
In “The Bog Wife,” a West Virginia family must reckon with secrets, betrayals and the destruction of their legacy when a supernatural covenant that protected them begins to falter.
In Lexi Freiman’s “The Book of Ayn,” a canceled novelist drifts from New York parties to L.A. parties to a commune in Greece, spreading the gospel of Ayn Rand.
“People feel differently about their bookstore than they do about their grocery store or electronics store,” writes Evan Friss, in praise of a retail ritual battered by the internet.