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.
The Vacationers
Emma Straub
The Post family chooses the perfect summer escape — the island of Mallorca — in this humorous exploration into people’s vulnerabilities and relationships.
What do literary types have queued up on their nightstands and ready to read before lights-out? We asked a few of them, and here’s what they said.
An Interview with Okey Ndibe
By Joye Shepperd
The author of, most recently, Foreign Gods, Inc., discusses faith, superstition, and the language of home.
Kidding Ourselves: The Hidden Power of Self-Deception
By Joseph T. Hallinan
Why did I do that? Why, indeed.
The Scatter Here Is Too Great
By Bilal Tanweer
A debut collection of nine stories tied together by a bombing in Karachi.
The Girls from Corona del Mar
Rufi Thorpe
Debut novel offers great detail, little heart on two girls’ troubled friendship.
The short-story master and talented novelist discusses the writing life and his new 9/11-themed novel, Before, During, After.
Mirages: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1939-1947
By Anaïs Nin; edited by Paul Herron
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A new, unexpurgated volume of the author's diaries.
