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Andrew Branch looks at the newly translated novel by Hervé Le Tellier, a prominent OuLiPo writer.
And what does "better" mean, anyway?
In the wake of revelations about our government collecting data on Americans' phone calls and online activity, people are - with good reason - turning to literature.
Is This Tomorrow by Caroline Leavitt is the story of Ava Lark and her 12-year-old son, Lewis. Lewis befriends other fatherless children in the neighborhood, and one day his best friend turns up missing. Filled with guilt, blame, secrets and a heaping spoonful of Cold War paranoia, Is This Tomorrow is a haunting study of human behavior and values.
A look back at the May book reviews and features that garnered the most views.
The Books Alive! Conference occurred this past Saturday: here's a wrap-up of the day.
David E. Kendall provides a perspective on this memoir chronicling the horror, hope and courage of the civil rights movement.
We interview Santa Montefiore, author of the recently published Woman from Paris.
