Poetry Review
On Poetry: April 2024

New collections to make life more lyrical.

The Jinn Daughter: A Novel

Book Review

The Jinn Daughter: A Novel

By Rania Hanna

A mother maneuvers the realm of death to save her daughter in this overly ambitious debut.

Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History

Book Review

Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History

By Margaret Juhae Lee

An American woman untangles her Korean family’s past.

Podcast

Authors on Audio: Tracy Daugherty

An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.

Book Review

Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan

A detailed if dry portrait of 16th-century Central Asia.

Beyond The Book

Our 5 Most Popular Posts: March 2024

We love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. But all kidding aside, here are March’s winners.

Author Q&A

An Interview with Judy Gruen

The humorist talks self-discovery, Judaism, and the material left on the cutting-room floor.

Book Review

The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920

Our nation has a long record of just barely doing the right thing.

Beyond The Book

Our 7 Most Favorable Reviews in March 2024

We came, we read, we gushed. Here’s a recap of the titles that left us especially warm and swoony last month.

Book Review

Armageddon

By Bart D. Ehrman

Armageddon

What to make of the Book of Revelation?

Book Review

Best Minds

By Stevan M. Weine

Best Minds

A young psychiatrist-in-training studies the famed poet.