8 Fast, Excellent Reads

by Lauret Savoy

Springing from the literal Earth to metaphor, Savoy demonstrates the power of narrative to erase as easily as it reveals,... Full review >

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by Wendy Williams

Anyone with a love of horses will treasure this book, which provides scholarly yet accessible insight into a beautifully... Full review >

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by Rick Moody

Lively and lightly written. Not the strongest of Moody’s books but of a piece with them, offering a sardonic but... Full review >

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edited by Lorin Stein

The collection may give a sense of contemporary U.S. writing, but the marked unevenness is surprising given the magazine’s... Full review >

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by Ed Caesar

Caesar’s winning prose will keep even armchair readers turning pages, perhaps tuning in to watch the next marathon. Full review >

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by Lauren Redniss illustrated by Lauren Redniss

A highly atmospheric, entertainingly earnest, and intimate engrossment with the world’s most popular topic of conversation. Full review >

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by Sloane Crosley

This novel about a chain of interlinked friends on the brink of their 30s has a few overly manufactured plot elements but... Full review >

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by Jenny Lawson

Kudos to Lawson for being a flagrant and witty spokesperson for this dark subject matter. Full review >

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