Mrs. Shim Is a Killer: A Novel
By Kang Jiyoung; translated by Paige Morris
Rumors of a middle-aged female assassin roil Seoul’s underworld.
A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
Waiting for Eden
By Elliot Ackerman
This piercing tale of a mangled soldier hovering near death is far more than a war story.
French Exit
By Patrick DeWitt
A witty (and somewhat soulless) postmodernist comedy of arch understatement.
Erosion: Essays of Undoing
By Terry Tempest Williams
In searing prose, the author laments the destruction of the natural world.
A look at what’s steaming up the shelves this month.
Imaginary Friend: A Novel
By Stephen Chbosky
This smart, terrifying tale deserves a place of honor in the spine-tingler canon.
Authors on Audio: A Conversation with Richard Zoglin
By Stephen Usery
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
One Night Gone: A Novel
By Tara Laskowski
Hiding from the past can lead to a deadly future.
We came, we read, we gushed. Here’s a recap of the titles that left us especially warm and swoony this past month.
