May 2014 Exemplars: Poetry Reviews by Grace Cavalieri

A monthly feature that looks at books of and about poetry.

Interview with Maggie Shipstead

Maggie Shipstead’s Astonish Me lives up to its name by dropping readers directly into the compellingly glamorous and sometimes not-so-glamorous life of professional dancers.

You’re Going to Suck at Parties: My Speech to Graduates

A little free advice on writing, life, and the writing life

Interview with Martin Walker

There's far more brioche than bullets on display in Martin Walker’s latest Bruno, Chief of Police book, The Resistance Man.

4 Buzzed-About Springtime Reads

Publishers Weekly declares these among the spring’s most-anticipated books. Think they’d be a good fit for your book club?

Interview with Gregg Jones

A foreign correspondent and a veteran reminisce about the brotherhood and raw courage that characterized the 1968 battle of KheSanh.

Your Club in Lights: the Cleverly Named Columbus, OH, “Book Club”

A look at an interesting book club and how they do what they do.

5 Signs You’re Not Ready to Join a Book Club

If it seems like everybody is in a book club these days, it’s because everybody is. But does that mean now’s the right time for you to join one? Not necessarily. Here are five signs you may not be ready to take the literary plunge just yet.