Book Review: “Small Rain,” by Garth Greenwell Date Monday, September 09, 2024 - 3:03 AM Description Garth Greenwell takes on pain and illness in his new novel, “Small Rain.”
Book Review: “The Boy and the Elephant,” by Freya Blackwood, and “Head in the Clouds,” by Rocío Araya Date Friday, December 20, 2024 - 3:01 AM Description Like Max and Madeline, this boy and girl keep faith with the intangible treasures of their imaginations.
Book Review: “The Doorman,” by Chris Pavone Image Date Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - 11:50 AM Description In Chris Pavone’s new novel, “The Doorman,” the real world closes in on residents of a luxury apartment building.
Book Review: “The Last Manager,” by John W. Miller Image Date Monday, February 24, 2025 - 9:51 AM Description The famous Baltimore Orioles manager gets a vivid new biography, the book equivalent of “a screaming triple into the left field corner.”
Book Review: “The Möbius Book, by Catherine Lacey Image Date Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - 8:15 AM Description Catherine Lacey’s “The Möbius Book” is both an elliptical novella and a seething memoir. Decoding the connections is at once frustrating and exhilarating.
Book Review: “The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels,” by Janice Hallett Date Monday, January 22, 2024 - 9:02 AM Description “The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels,” a modern take on the epistolary novel, is hard to put down.
Book Review: “The Once Upon a Time World, “by Jonathan Miles Image Date Sunday, August 27, 2023 - 3:00 AM Description Jonathan Miles’s “Once Upon a Time World” is a delightful, dizzying romp through the world’s most glamorous muse: the French Riviera.
Book Review: “The Trouble With Heroes,” by Kate Messner Date Friday, May 02, 2025 - 3:00 AM Description Through an arduous summer of hiking, 13-year-old Finn Connelly finds common ground with his late firefighter father in Kate Messner’s new verse novel.
Book Review: “The Woman in Me,” by Britney Spears Image Date Friday, October 20, 2023 - 12:34 PM Description “The Woman in Me” reveals plenty about her life in the spotlight, and tempers well-earned bitterness with an enduring, insistent optimism.
Book Review: “There Was a Party for Langston: King o’ Letters,” by Jason Reynolds, and “Harlem at Four,” by Michael Datcher Image Date Friday, September 29, 2023 - 6:28 PM Description Debut picture books by Jason Reynolds and Michael Datcher celebrate the cultural history of a neighborhood.