Author Q&A

An Interview with Laura Zigman

By Mary Kay Zuravleff

An Interview with Laura Zigman

In her new book, the author turns a gimlet eye toward the publishing industry.

    What They Stole: A Familicide Rooted in Intercountry Adoption

    Book Review

    What They Stole: A Familicide Rooted in Intercountry Adoption

    By Paige Towers

    A brutal crime reveals the rot inside the Holt adoption agency.

    Black Summers: Growing Up in the Urban Outdoors

    Book Review

    Black Summers: Growing Up in the Urban Outdoors

    Edited by Desiree Cooper

    An expansive exploration of summertime Detroit.

    Book Review

    Back to the Prairie: A Home Remade, A Life Rediscovered

    How a longtime TV star found herself — and found herself — in the country.

    Book Review

    Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid

    The rollicking account of a Bonnie-and-Clyde-like duo's Jazz Era escapades.

    Book Review

    The Artful Dickens

    By John Mullan

    The Artful Dickens

    An entertaining, close examination of how the iconic 19th-century author plied his trade.

    Romance Roundup

    Romance Roundup: May 2022

    A look at what’s steaming up the shelves this month.

    Book Review

    The Real World of College: What Higher Education Is and What It Can Be

    An insightful survey of what students actually get out of campus.

    Book Review

    The Unwritten Book: An Investigation

    This unusual, challenging work will resonate with (some) readers.

    Washington, DC

    (My) Literary DC

    By William Fleeson

    (My) Literary DC

    The bookish merits of a “slept-on” city.

    Book Review

    The War that Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium

    A seminal battle is brought brilliantly to life.