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OCT. 22, 2013
A standout—and well worth the wait. Full review >
APRIL 2, 2013
Kushner writes well and plunges us deeply into the disparate worlds of the New York City art scene, European political... Full review >
MAY 7, 2013
The always fresh perspective of this one-of-a-kind writer will have you responding like his character, who “laughed with... Full review >
SEPT. 24, 2013
Though Lahiri has previously earned greater renown for her short stories, this masterful novel deserves to attract an even... Full review >
MAY 28, 2013
An expertly written tale of ancient crimes, with every period detail—and every detail, period—just right. Full review >
SEPT. 17, 2013
In sparkling and witty prose, Baker reminds readers why he’s one of the masters of the contemporary novel. Full review >
AUG. 20, 2013
Barnhardt masterfully reimagines the Southern gothic: There is every kind of sordid deed committed, but there is also an... Full review >
AUG. 6, 2013
A fine story of everyday sadness and otherworldly joys. Full review >
FEB. 12, 2013
Crace continues to occupy a singular place in contemporary literature. Full review >
MARCH 12, 2013
With his sixth novel, Pulitzer finalist Dee has written a page turner without sacrificing a smidgen of psychological... Full review >
MARCH 19, 2013
A novel that combines the pleasures of genre fiction and the thematic richness of literary fiction, while blurring the line... Full review >
OCT. 7, 2013
First-rate fiction by a dazzling talent. Full review >
NOV. 5, 2013
Faulks has risen to the challenge splendidly with this "homage" to Wodehouse. Jeeves and Wooster live again! Full review >
NOV. 5, 2013
An intelligently imagined Dickens prequel. Full review >
FEB. 5, 2013
Smart, comic, unsettling, yet strangely of a piece—not unlike its disarming lead character. Full review >
MARCH 5, 2013
Another great success for Hamid and another illustration of how richly the colonial margins are feeding the core of... Full review >
SEPT. 10, 2013
Beautifully turned: Harding has defogged his style a bit and gained a stronger emotional impact from it. Full review >
SEPT. 24, 2013
Satisfying at every level. King even leaves room for a follow-up, should he choose to write one—and with luck, sooner than... Full review >
FEB. 12, 2013
At its best, a chilling vision of the ugliness of keeping up appearances. Full review >
APRIL 30, 2013
Aslam sympathizes not with causes, but with people, and this is a memorable portrait of a people torn apart by war. Full review >
APRIL 2, 2013
Provocative, entertaining and beautifully written. It’s not quite the tour de force that her Case Histories (2004) was, but... Full review >
MAY 14, 2013
A film waiting to happen, this book boasts memorable characters, evocative settings and a suspenseful plot. Full review >
SEPT. 17, 2013
Marvelously intriguing. Full review >
AUG. 15, 2013
Blindingly intelligent, engagingly accessible—it seems there’s nothing Marías can’t make fiction do. No wonder he’s... Full review >
JUNE 4, 2013
A beautifully written novel, an experience to savor. Full review >
MARCH 26, 2013
McCorkle’s masterful microcosm invokes profound sadness, harsh insight and guffaws, often on the same page. Full review >
APRIL 30, 2013
Brilliant and terrifying. Full review >
OCT. 8, 2013
Sequels and prequels rarely add to the original, but Baker’s simple yet inspired reimagining does. It has best-seller... Full review >
NOV. 5, 2013
For readers who relish extravagant language, scathing wit and philosophical heft, this book wastes nothing. Full review >
MARCH 12, 2013
A masterpiece, pure and simple. Full review >
AUG. 20, 2013
A touch too coyly postmodern at times, but a worthwhile entertainment all the same. Full review >
SEPT. 17, 2013
Of a piece with Pynchon’s recent work—not quite a classic à la V. but in a class of its own—more tightly woven but no less... Full review >
SEPT. 3, 2013
An often depressing, cautionary and thoroughly excellent tale of the excesses of empire, ambition and the too easily... Full review >
SEPT. 17, 2013
Dark and peculiar, simultaneously sinister and playful, Aridjis’ modern gothic vision will charm those prepared to linger in... Full review >
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