A peek at what’s on tap this week.
A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
Meet one of the renowned participants in Books Alive! 2015
Publishing: A Writer’s Memoir
By Gail Godwin
An insider's chronicle of scribes' ever-changing world.
The Lodger is Louisa Treger’s fictionalized account of Dorothy Miller Richardson’s early life and love affairs: from her involvement on the fringes of women’s suffrage to her coming of age as a writer in England. Here, Treger discusses feminism, fidelity, and the complexity of relationships.
We Are Pirates: A Novel
By Daniel Handler
This darkly comic, modern-day tale focuses more on suburban strife than the seven seas.
A monthly feature that looks at books of and about poetry.
The Martini Shot: A Novella and Stories
By George Pelecanos
The master of lowdown-DC crime looks farther afield in this new collection.
Biography lovers will gorge on a feast during this spring’s publishing season, which runs from March through August.
The Nuns of Sant’Ambrogio: The True Story of a Convent in Scandal
By Hubert Wolf; translated by Ruth Martin
A look at the intrigue and impropriety wrought by a notorious Catholic novice.
