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A Look Ahead: 6/7/26

A peek at what’s on tap this week.

    Slither

    Book Review

    Slither

    By Stephen S. Hall

    If not Satan, why Satan-shaped?

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    Our Week in Reviews: 6/6/26

    A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.

      Book Review

      Goodhouse

      Peyton Marshall

      In this debut novel set in the not-too-distant future, the sons of felons are locked up in “schools” before they’ve even committed a crime.

      Book Review

      Commander Will Cushing: Daredevil Hero of the Civil War

      In this witty, well-written biography, an unknown Union sailor finally gets his due.

      Author Q&A

      An Interview with Lynn Chandler Willis

      In the author’s latest whodunit, a real-life Texas town hosts a cast of colorful fictional characters.

      Book Review

      The Boy Who Drew Monsters: A Novel

      Prepare to sleep with one eye open — or not at all — after diving into this page-turning chiller.

      Book Review

      Beautiful You

      By Chuck Palahniuk

      Beautiful You

      A comic book drawn in words, this is one raunchy novel.

      Author Q&A

      An Interview with Mary Rickert

      By Craig Laurance Gidney

      An Interview with Mary Rickert

      Subtle sorcery and ghosts, both figurative and literal, haunt The Memory Garden, author Mary Rickert’s debut novel.

      Book Review

      Lovely, Dark, Deep: Stories

      By Joyce Carol Oates

      Lovely, Dark, Deep: Stories

      The prolific master storyteller doesn’t disappoint with her latest dazzling collection.

      Book Review

      The seventh volume of Martin Luther King Jr.’s papers highlights King’s impact on civil rights and John F. Kennedy’s administration.