Book Review: ‘Poems From an Attic,’ by Iris Murdoch Image Date Monday, February 09, 2026 - 3:02 AM Description The formidable novelist and philosopher, who died in 1999, thought her poetry was mediocre. It’s not.
Book Review: ‘Poet in the New World: Poems, 1946-1953,’ by Czeslaw Milosz Image Date Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 11:34 AM Description “Poet in the New World” introduces readers to the often overlooked early work of the Polish master Czeslaw Milosz.
Book Review: ‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife,’ by Hetta Howes Image Date Friday, December 13, 2024 - 2:49 PM Description In “Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife” the historian Hetta Howes seeks to relate to figures of the past.
Book Review: ‘Polostan,’ by Neal Stephenson Date Tuesday, October 15, 2024 - 1:30 PM Description “Polostan” sets up a historical fiction series about espionage and revolution in the early 20th century.
Book Review: ‘Poor Deer,’ by Claire Oshetsky Date Saturday, January 06, 2024 - 2:47 PM Description In “Poor Deer,” Claire Oshetsky explores the long shadow of a tragedy with devastating consequences.
Book Review: ‘Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler,’ by Susana M. Morris Date Saturday, August 23, 2025 - 3:00 AM Description A new biography by Susana M. Morris reveals the struggles, passions and triumphs that shaped the science fiction icon and her books.
Book Review: ‘Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other,’ by Danielle Dutton Date Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - 3:03 AM Description “Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other,” the author’s new collection, ranges from a playful one-act drama set in a lake to short fiction rife with apocalyptic anxiety.
Book Review: ‘Prequel,’ by Rachel Maddow, and ‘Democracy Awakening,’ by Heather Cox Richardson Image Date Sunday, October 15, 2023 - 3:01 AM Description Rachel Maddow’s “Prequel” and Heather Cox Richardson’s “Democracy Awakening” follow plots against America hatched by homegrown autocrats.
Book Review: ‘Prestige Drama,’ by Seamas O’Reilly Date Tuesday, May 05, 2026 - 3:00 AM Description Séamas O’Reilly’s new novel is a boisterous sendup of “prestige” media and its distortion of Northern Ireland’s complex past.
Book Review: ‘Pride and Pleasure,’ by Amanda Vaill Date Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - 12:09 PM Description In “Pride and Pleasure,” the biographer Amanda Vaill tells the story of these complex women with warmth, humor and insight.