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.
Things I Have Withheld
By Kei Miller
A masterful, poetic exploration of body and voice.
Has Anyone Seen My Toes?: A Novel
By Christopher Buckley
The silly pandemic story you didn’t know you needed.
A deliciously tawdry, well-told tale.
Kibogo
By Scholastique Mukasonga; translated by Mark Polizzotti
A spare, multilayered fable about colonial Rwanda.
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
Bridge to the Sun: The Secret Role of the Japanese Americans Who Fought in the Pacific in World War II
By Bruce Henderson
Unsung soldier heroes finally get their due.
Her talent, her kindness, and our loss.
The essayist talks humor, New York City, and hauling ass to the police station.
