Grove at Home: November 8-14

…including Wole Soyinka, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, and Barack Obama, Sr., and Forna’s powerful gift for shaping narratives and personal connection to the events she’s discussing make for a powerful listening…

Grove at Home: October 25-31

…or your theoretical views or your personal views or whatever and make it real.” Give it a listen — this’ll get the blood pumping. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeImNLISMI8   The Carnegie Medal longlist…

Grove at Home: October 18—24

…For the Taking. You will not regret listening to Nick Tosches this morning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71QCTPBamx8&list=PL8BFd4uGHN3nMBiMV6yjlsVOXwslypzMc   Lunch with Nick Tosches in 1999 Also terrific is this 1999 Salon profile of Nick,…

Grove at Home: September 27—October 3

…day to hear the wonderful voice of Jim Harrison. Here he is reading his poem “Counting Birds.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6oYKT3UqDk   Read the National Book Foundation’s Literature for Justice list For the…

Grove at Home: September 20—26

…debut novel, has made the longlist for the National Book Award for Fiction! It’s an utterly remarkable list all around — we’re delighted to see so many brilliant names, including…

9 Must-Read Banned Books

…we are sharing this list of ten Grove books that have been banned throughout their lifetime, as well as a list of resources for those who want to defend books…

Remembrance Day

House Reckoning

When congressional fixer Joe DeMarco finds out the truth about his father’s murder, he must decide how far he will go for revenge….

The Fatal Eggs and Other Soviet Satires

“A fascinating panorama of a paradoxical society. All of the stories, whether lightly spoofing rattlebrained bureaucracy or heavily laden with sarcasm, are well-written and entertaining.” —St. Petersburg Times…

The Butterfly Mosque

The extraordinary story of an all-American girl’s conversion to Islam and her ensuing romance with a young Egyptian man, The Butterfly Mosque is a stunning articulation of a Westerner embracing…