The Big Easy looms large in James Lee Burke’s entertaining Dave Robicheaux series.
Pure Men: A Novel
By Mohamed Mbougar Sarr; translated by Lara Vergnaud
A Senegalese professor confronts his country’s homophobia.
An Interview with Laura Zigman
By Mary Kay Zuravleff
In her new book, the author turns a gimlet eye toward the publishing industry.
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
Violets
By Kyung-sook Shin; translated by Anton Hur
After a traumatic childhood, a young woman slowly awakens to friendship and desire.
Thin Places: A Natural History of Healing and Home
By Kerri ní Dochartaigh
A lyrical recollection of growing up amid the Troubles.
Southbound
By Anjali Enjeti
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A writer of color seeks to understand her place in the American South.
The Triumph of the Amateurs
By William Lanouette
A detail-rich — if somewhat flat — look at a brief era when scullers were superstars.
Black Lambs and Sunflowers
By James Thomas Snyder
The surprising relevance of an 80-year-old book about a country that no longer exists.
Take My Hand: A Novel
By Dolen Perkins-Valdez
A compelling, fictional look at the sordid history of reproductive politics.
New collections to make life more lyrical.
