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.
The Upstairs House
By Julia Fine
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Ghosts real or imagined haunt a new mother in the grips of postpartum psychosis.
The Slaughterman’s Daughter
By Yaniv Iczkovits; translated by Orr Scharf
A fable-like tale of a Jewish woman who dared to defy an entire empire.
The Turning Point: 1851 — A Year That Changed Charles Dickens and the World
By Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
A deftly wrought, limited glimpse of the canonical author’s life and environs.
A gripping reimagining of Operation Halyard.
Index, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age
By Dennis Duncan
Rollicking good read, where to find a…
Life in the Margins
By Anne Cassidy
I know just where to jot down my literary musings.
The Swimmers: A Novel
By Julie Otsuka
As a woman slips into dementia, she and her daughter face the end of her life.
A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House
By Jonathan W. White
A fascinating look at how our 16th president welcomed Black guests.
