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

Solitary

The extraordinary saga of a man who, despite spending four decades in solitary confinement for a crime of which he was innocent, inspired fellow prisoners, and now all of us,…

The White Van

“Gritty, exhilarating . . . The White Van, with its quick and scary turns, provides a hell of a ride; the action never stops—even after the final page.” —Wall Street…

Three Novels

“More powerful and important than Godot. . . . Mr. Beckett seeks to empty the novel of its usual recognizable objects—plot, situation, characters—and yet keep the reader interested and moved….

Terraplane

“Womack . . . performs feats of brilliance on many levels. . . . He succeeds in balancing blistering social commentary with shrewd literary experimentation. . . . Flecked with…