A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
How to Dodge a Cannonball
By Dennard Dayle
This rollicking bildungsroman unfolds amid the Civil War.
A look at what’s steaming up the shelves this month.
We were so innocent as we looked ahead to 2020! Still, at least some of last year's goals apply to 2021, even if they'll require masks and hand sanitizer this time around...
The Luckiest Man: Life with John McCain
By Mark Salter
This affectionate homage may have benefited from a few more years’ worth of hindsight.
A look at what’s steaming up the shelves this month.
Salt Water
By Josep Pla; translated by Peter Bush
There’s a lot to say about fish in Fornells.
Authors on Audio: A Conversation with Denise Kiernan
By Stephen Usery
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
Henry Adams in Washington: Linking the Personal and Public Lives of America’s Man of Letters
By Ormond Seavey
Though fact-filled, this biography does strangely little to reveal the private man behind the public persona.
You Exist Too Much: A Novel
By Zaina Arafat
Love addiction is vividly brought to life in this exceptional debut.
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This year’s new reads have all been unwrapped, so we turn our thoughts to our favorite literary gifts from the past.
