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.
Rain over Baghdad: A Novel of Iraq
By Hala El Badry; translated by Farouk Abdel Wahab
An Egyptian journalist with a newborn baby commutes between Cairo and Baghdad during the turbulent 1970s.
Flying Shoes
Lisa Howorth
Characters enrich this tale of a reopened murder inspired by real events in the author’s life.
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.
A Spy for All Seasons
By Ronald Goldfarb
Masters of espionage in the modern age.
What Is Visible: A Novel
By Kimberly Elkins
Half a century before Helen Keller, Laura Bridgman earned fame and renown – though what she really wanted was love.
An Interview with Anthony Doerr
By Joye Shepperd
Just when you think you’ve read enough war stories, a brilliant new tale comes along…
Brothers Forever
By Tom Sileo and Col. Tom Manion
A Navy SEAL and a Marine who were Naval Academy roommates become brothers in death as well as in life when buried side by side in Arlington National Cemetery.
