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Various Voices

by Harold Pinter

“There is no playwright his equal. He is the natural descendant of James Joyce, by way of Samuel Beckett. Pinter works the language as a master pianist works the keyboard.”…

Uniform Justice

by Donna Leon

“Leon is probably the best mystery writer you’ve never heard of. . . . She uses the relatively small and crime-free canvas of Venice for riffs about Italian life, sexual…

Ultimatum

by Matthew Glass

“Ultimatum does a better job of convincing the reader about the price the world will pay for its complacency about global warming than any international grandstanding. . . . Glass’s…

So Brave, Young, and Handsome

by Leif Enger

“So Brave, Young, and Handsome is a sharp and brainy redemption tale, with all the twists and turns and thrills of a dime-store western. . . . [Enger’s] laid claim…

A Short History of Myth

by Karen Armstrong

“What Armstrong does in her skid over the millennia is make comparisons, connections, and contrasts in a way that cannot fail to enlighten the general reader. What myth once did,…

Second Nature

by Michael Pollan

“He’s written a book about gardening that even nongardeners might want to read. . . Pollan can still remember that there are readers of intelligence and curiosity whose gardening habits…

A Question of Mercy

by David Rabe

“Beautifully considered, piercingly clear-eyed . . . Mr. Rabe, in a play that reestablishes him as one of America’s preeminent dramatists . . . has written an exquisitely controlled about…

Playing

by Melanie Abrams

“Playing is an audacious erotic debut novel that chills, thrills, shocks and enthralls. Through the story of a young American woman’s love for a dark, handsome, older stranger, Melanie Abrams…

A Place of Healing for the Soul

by Peter France

“France’s conversion is deeply touching. His sense of unworthiness, of nagging doubt, of willingness to plunge ahead regardless, gives to the traditional conversion tale a modern spin. This is religious…

The Piano Teacher

by Elfriede Jelinek

“The Piano Teacher is compelling fiction, ensnaring the reader with the intensity of the author’s vision and the bitter irony she uses to present her view of the city. The…