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.
Aftershocks
By Nadia Owusu
Mapping and mining the topography of grief.
I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home
By Jami Attenberg
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A now-successful author’s witty reflection on decades of struggle.
Mothers, Fathers, and Others: Essays
By Siri Hustvedt
An erudite, thoughtful collection from a master of the form.
Defenestrate: A Novel
By Renée Branum
Family drama is portrayed to magnetic effect in this outstanding debut.
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
An Interview with Lauri Fitz-Pegado
By Vailes Shepperd
The debut memoirist talks dancing, diplomacy, and the universality of art.
Just Pursuit: A Black Prosecutor’s Fight for Fairness
By Laura Coates
A former officer of the court reveals that justice is hardly blind.
The Latinist: A Novel
By Mark Prins
This cerebral thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat — and make you want to pull out that old copy of Wheelock’s Latin.
