9 Great Books to Round Out 2016

by John Edgar Wideman

A book seething with the passion and sense of outrage behind the Black Lives Matter movement that also traces specific roots... Full review >

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by Zadie Smith

Moving, funny, and grave, this novel parses race and global politics with Fred Astaire’s or Michael Jackson's grace. Full review >

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by April Ayers Lawson

Meaty, satisfying tales of a substance that suggests Lawson would make a fine novelist. Full review >

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by Bruce Sterling ; illustrated by John Coulthart

A kind of Ragtime for our time: provocative, exotic, and very entertaining. Full review >

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by Edmundo Paz Soldán translated by Valerie Miles

A superb set of interlinked character studies. Full review >

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by Laurence Bergreen

Casanova’s adventures include plenty of juicy details, and Bergreen weaves in just enough to prove his reputation. His... Full review >

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by Nicola Yoon

With appeal to cynics and romantics alike, this profound exploration of life and love tempers harsh realities with the... Full review >

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by Rajiv Surendra

One of the more insightful and inspirational of the recent glut of showbiz memoirs. Full review >

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by Lisa Napoli

A book characterized by deep research and a seamless weaving together of the details of different lives. Full review >

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