The novelist talks presidents, unconventional courtships, and the allure of Jackie O.
Undelivered: The Never-Heard Speeches that Would Have Rewritten History
By Jeff Nussbaum
An edifying, bloated chronicle of what might’ve been.
Ethel Rosenberg
By Anne Sebba
This riveting biography of the infamous “spy” makes a persuasive case for its subject’s innocence.
Shoko’s Smile
By Choi Eunyoung; translated by Sung Ryu
Melancholy permeates this spare, insightful collection from South Korea.
Before Central Park
By Sara Cedar Miller
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Unpacking the origins of Manhattan’s seminal space.
Jobs for Girls with Artistic Flair: A Novel
By June Gervais
A queer, awkward teen longs to become a tattooist in 1980s New York.
Kalmann: An Icelandic Mystery
By Joachim B. Schmidt; translated by Jamie Lee Searle
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Set in a remote fishing village, this whodunit has a surprising amount of heart.
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies: A Novel
By Tsering Yangzom Lama
This multi-generational saga follows the travails of Tibetan exiles.
What are book lovers reading before lights-out? We asked one of them, and here’s what she said.
