A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
Putin’s Sledgehammer
By Candace Rondeaux
An engrossing look at Yevgeny Prighozin’s soldiers-for-hire.
Centroeuropa
By Vicente Luis Mora; translated by Rahul Bery
A quirky fairytale replete with a witch, a giant, and lots of corpses.
Thistlefoot: A Novel
By GennaRose Nethercott
A moving Baba Yaga tale recast with estranged American siblings.
Valley of Shadows: A Novel
By Rudy Ruiz
A heavy dose of magical realism keeps the pages turning in this gritty, neo-Western mystery.
An Interview with Rilla Askew
By Mary Kay Zuravleff
The novelist talks complex characters, Tudor England, and what Hilary Mantel meant to her.
Does successful social change require tactical prowess?
Award-Winning Voices
By Caroline Bock
Suzanne Feldman and Anthony Moll discuss their new works.
The Dog of Tithwal
By Saadat Hasan Manto; translated by Khalid Hasan and Aatish Taseer
A charged, sober collection about life in post-partition India and Pakistan.
Travels with George
By Nathaniel Philbrick
Authorial intrusions mar this otherwise rollicking history.
Newton’s Appletini
By Sean Hooks
The rich literary cocktail that is Ancestor Trouble.
