An actress struggles toward sobriety in this fictionalized version of Carrie Fisher’s own struggles with substance abuse, famously adapted into a movie starring Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine. … More Postcards from the Edge, by Carrie Fisher: Book Review
What happens when a guilt-ridden surgeon meets a violent sociopath? Nothing good. This visceral Man Booker Prize finalist pits reason against base instinct aboard a whaling vessel in the 19th century. … More The North Water, by Ian McGuire: Book Review
Is it time for Tom Perrotta to move on? And can a novel that trades on white privilege get away with it if it pretends to be in on the joke? … More Mrs. Fletcher, by Tom Perrotta: Book Review
Mildred Pierce is an independent woman trying to get ahead in a society that doesn’t give women many chances. Along the way she must deal with tragedy, romance, and one hell of a conceited daughter. … More Mildred Pierce, by James Cain: Book Review
Four friends with a deadly secret return to their old stomping grounds when a body is found on the beach. While there, they must deal with the consequences of all their lies in this novel from the author of The Woman in Cabin 10. … More The Lying Game, by Ruth Ware: Book Review
The author of The Girl on the Train tries her hand at another complex psychological mystery full of twists and turns. Can she pull it off a second time? … More Into the Water, by Paula Hawkins: Book Review
Twenty years after winning the Man Booker Prize for her debut novel, Arundhati Roy returns to fiction with a sprawling tale of India, its people, and its politics in all its complex glory. … More The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, by Arundhati Roy: Book Review
Racial tensions erupt in the wake of a police shooting, and the only witness must decide whether or not to go public. Can she make a difference, or will she only end up making herself and her family a target for more violence? … More Race in America: The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas: Book Review
A failed artist struggles to grow up and put the pieces of her life back together as her family faces an emotional ordeal she isn’t mature enough to handle. … More All Grown Up, by Jami Attenberg: #BookReview
When Dexter goes on the road to help an investigation in Australia, will it be a madcap adventure Down Under or just a colossal waste of time for readers? … More Dexter Down Under, by Jeff Lindsay: Book Review
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