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SEPT. 4, 2012
Stern weaves an intricate and clever web of stories steeped in both sacred and mundane Jewish culture. Full review >
SEPT. 11, 2012
The evocation of “Useless, by James Joyce” attests to the humor and ambition of the novel, as if this were a Joyce-an remix... Full review >
SEPT. 4, 2012
Grace and empathy infuse this melancholy landscape of complex loyalties enfolded by brutal history, creating a novel of... Full review >
SEPT. 15, 2012
An absorbing update of the classic film, D.O.A., that finds its author so completely in the zone that not a word is wasted,... Full review >
SEPT. 4, 2012
An exciting and quirky mystery that seamlessly shifts between past and present, offering a number of finely delineated... Full review >
SEPT. 4, 2012
An agonizing moral nightmare interspersed with flashbacks to happier times whose import becomes clear only in the final... Full review >
SEPT. 1, 2012
Although occasionally almost too self-consciously witty, this is a rollicking good read. Full review >
SEPT. 25, 2012
The promising first installment in a new series, this book is so good it has you wondering who should play Fiona on the big... Full review >
SEPT. 25, 2012
A gripping read with moral ambiguity galore. Full review >
SEPT. 25, 2012
A captivating and absorbing read. Full review >
SEPT. 11, 2012
Transcendent contemporary American literary fiction, a rich and passionate story rewarding enough to be read again. Full review >
SEPT. 11, 2012
A great cure for the blues, especially for anyone who might feel bad about growing older. Full review >
SEPT. 18, 2012
A hauntingly affecting historical novel with a touch of magic. Full review >
SEPT. 11, 2012
This is a dense narrative, permeated by the sights, sounds and smells of Renaissance Italy, and one that can stand shoulder... Full review >
SEPT. 25, 2012
Prepare for a verbal feast that will thoroughly entertain and satisfy, yet leave you hungering for more. Full review >
SEPT. 12, 2012
Straight (who is white but eschews the self-congratulating, cliché-laden condescension of books like The Help) employs... Full review >
SEPT. 25, 2012
Beard’s take on Lazarus is nothing less than astonishing—and he respects the reader by taking religion and religious... Full review >
SEPT. 11, 2012
Not as ambitious as Díaz’s Pulitzer Prize winner, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2007), but sharply observed and... Full review >
SEPT. 18, 2012
What may seem to some like paradise offers no happy endings in this fine novel. Full review >
SEPT. 4, 2012
Darkly lush, filled with an irresistibly sad glamour, this is a memorable debut. Full review >
SEPT. 18, 2012
An entertaining historical soap opera. Full review >
SEPT. 11, 2012
In this latest attempt to show Reacher enjoying every possible variety of conflict with his nation’s government short of... Full review >
SEPT. 18, 2012
A respectful, exciting and disarming update of one of the last century’s most oft-told tales. Full review >
SEPT. 4, 2012
Smith takes big risks here, but some might need to read this twice before all the pieces fit together, and more... Full review >
SEPT. 25, 2012
There’s a point in the narrative where one of the characters becomes so engrossed in reading a book that she loses track of... Full review >
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