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Donna Leon

Donna Leon, born in New Jersey in 1942, has worked as a travel guide in Rome and as a copywriter in London. She taught literature in universities in Iran, China,…

The Industrial Revolutionaries

by Gavin Weightman

“[An] engaging survey . . . Weightman expertly marshals his cast of characters across continents and centuries, forging a genuinely global history that brings the collaborative, if competitive, business of…

The Journal Keeper

by Phyllis Theroux

“I loved this singularly honest and graceful book. The Journal Keeper reminds us that there is no such thing as an ordinary moment, and certainly no such thing as an…

Nike Is a Goddess

by Lissa Smith

“We ought to pay attention to the world of professional sports. What happens at the elite levels makes its way into our culture.” –from the conclusion by Lucy Danziger, Editor-in-Chief…

Pedro Páramo

by Juan Rulfo

Soon to be an original film coming to Netflix in Fall 2024, directed by Rodrigo Prieto, cinematographer of Killers of the Flower Moon The highly influential masterpiece of Latin American…

Prince of Pleasure

by Saul David

‘morton”has written a scholarly but highly readable bio, filled with rich analysis and insight. He says more in his limited space than many others could do with three times the…

Return to Blood

by Michael Bennett

From the author of Better the Blood, the gripping second novel in a crime series starring Māori detective Hana Westerman, in which the discovery of human bones in the dunes…

T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E.

by Sanyika Shakur

“Shakur produces a visceral and strikingly real portrayal of gang life in Los Angeles, replete with sudden and inexplicable violence, revenge, betrayal, ostentatious living, racism, the strong arm of law…

Auto da Fay

by Fay Weldon

“All the characteristics of Weldon’s fiction–stinging wit, jaunty prose, memorable bon mots–are present in this kaleidoscope peregrination through six decades of picaresque adventures. . . . [Weldon’s] own life has…

Celebrating National Poetry Month

…Mexico City Blues is Kerouac’s most important verse work that incorporates all the elements of his theory of spontaneous composition. Memories, fantasies, dreams, and surrealistic free association are lyrically combined…