9 Book Club Picks for April

by Kirk Wallace Johnson

A superb tale about obsession, nature, and man’s “unrelenting desire to lay claim to its beauty, whatever the cost.” Full review >

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by Natalia Sylvester

A forceful record of migration within a family and the dangers and triumphs of our undocumented population. Full review >

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by Gregory Pardlo

An engrossing memoir of history and memory. Full review >

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by Meg Wolitzer

The perfect feminist blockbuster for our times. Full review >

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by Sloane Crosley

A smart, droll essay collection that is all over the map but focused by Crosley’s consistently sharp eye. Full review >

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by Michelle Dean

A useful take on significant writers “in a world that was not eager to hear women’s opinions about anything.” Full review >

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by Rebekah Frumkin

Frumkin has talent to burn, and this very good novel suggests the potential for a truly great one. Full review >

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by Steve Israel

Israel recalls Carl Hiaasen and Christopher Buckley in their liberal bents and sense of the perniciously absurd. Will he be... Full review >

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by Jay Coles

While the author’s toolbox has some room for growth, he effectively dramatizes the human experience and ethical questions... Full review >

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