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Katie Yee's 'Maggie' approaches a tough diagnosis - and a marriage's end - with humor
In Katie Yee's debut novel 'Maggie; Or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar,' the unnamed protagonist is contending with the end of her marriage and a breast cancer diagnosis. But these topics are appr…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
New books by Irene Vega, Tim Weiner chronicle changes to federal agencies under Trump
Two new books add context to changes at federal agencies under the Trump administration. First, Irene Vega interviewed 90 ICE agents over a number of years for her book Bordering on Indifference. In …
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
'On Her Game' is Christine Brennan's portrait of basketball star Caitlin Clark
In 2024, ratings for the NCAA women's basketball final topped the men's final by 4 million viewers – and Caitlin Clark was largely responsible. American sports fans fell in love with the athlete and …
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Short story collection 'Heart Lamp' is the winner of the International Booker Prize
Heart Lamp, this year's International Booker Prize winner, is the first short story collection to receive the award. It is also the first time the prize has been awarded to an author writing in Kanna…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
In Sophie Elmhirst's 'A Marriage at Sea,' a couple tries to keep themselves afloat
In 1972, Maurice and Maralyn Bailey set out from England to sail around the world. Partway through the voyage, a whale knocked a hole in their boat, leaving the couple stranded at sea. A Marriage at …
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Through politics, fiction and her latest novel, Stacey Abrams aims to inspire action
Avery Keene has unraveled international conspiracies and investigated mysteries involving the Supreme Court, but now she's focused on what could be a deadly side of artificial intelligence. That's th…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
'No Sense in Wishing' and 'Hit Girls' consider the way culture shapes identity
Two new books explore how culture shapes our identity. First, Lawrence Burney's essay collection, No Sense in Wishing, is an appreciation of the arts and artists that shaped him as he grew up in Balt…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
After 20 years, Mary Jo Bang has completed her translation of Dante's 'Divine Comedy'
About 20 years ago, Mary Jo Bang read a poem that inspired her to take on a translation of Dante's Divine Comedy. At first, she began with just three lines – but two decades later, she's completed al…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Mark Kurlansky's novel 'Cheesecake' was inspired by a recipe from ancient Rome
In Mark Kurlansky's novel Cheesecake, a Greek family living on Manhattan's Upper West Side sets out to follow a recipe dating back to ancient Rome. What results is a block-wide battle to make the bes…
Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago
In her new memoir, Hala Alyan searches for home amid a family history of exile
Palestinian American writer Hala Alyan has a personal history of exile. Over the years, the author and her relatives have been displaced from their homes in Gaza, Kuwait, and Lebanon – and she says i…
Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago