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Review: A mother finds a path forward after her sons die
Nonfiction: Yiyun Li’s “Things in Nature Merely Grow” meditates on grief, acceptance and living in the aftermath of unimaginable loss.
May 26, 2025
Blistering book shows how five families grew 'Disillusioned' with the lie of suburbia
NONFICTION: Benjamin Herold shows how racist policies and financial irresponsibility damaged America's suburbs.
January 17, 2024
In 'The Furies,' a writer profiles three women who fight back against violence
NONFICTION: They take matters into their own hands when the police, courts and state fail to keep them safe.
January 3, 2024
Review: Pain and sacrifice unite characters in 'Holler, Child' story collection
FICTION: Characters, mostly Black and in Texas, persevere through racism, abuse and betrayal in these stories.
August 25, 2023
Review: Things fall apart between a married couple and a best friend
FICTION: In Ore Agbaje-Williams' bitterly funny novel, a friend disrupts a volatile marriage.
May 25, 2023
Review: 'Moonrise Over New Jessup,' by Jamila Minnicks
FICTION: In Jamila Minnicks' enlightening debut novel, a Black town in the 1950s sees the fight for integration as a misguided path forward.
January 6, 2023
Review: 'Calling for a Blanket Dance,' by Oscar Hokeah
FICTION:<b> </b>Through a dozen narrators, Oscar Hokeah's debut novel traces the life of Ever Geimausaddle and the Kiowa-Cherokee community that helps raise him.
July 22, 2022
Review: 'Vagabonds!' by Eloghosa Osunde
FICTION: Through linked stories, Eloghosa Osunde's debut novel offers a scathing assessment of Nigeria's corruption and its laws criminalizing same-sex relationships.
March 11, 2022
Review: Things fall apart between a married couple and a best friend
FICTION: In Ore Agbaje-Williams' bitterly funny novel, a friend disrupts a volatile marriage.
May 25, 2023
Review: 'Moonrise Over New Jessup,' by Jamila Minnicks
FICTION: In Jamila Minnicks' enlightening debut novel, a Black town in the 1950s sees the fight for integration as a misguided path forward.
January 6, 2023
Review: 'Calling for a Blanket Dance,' by Oscar Hokeah
FICTION:<b> </b>Through a dozen narrators, Oscar Hokeah's debut novel traces the life of Ever Geimausaddle and the Kiowa-Cherokee community that helps raise him.
July 22, 2022
Review: 'Vagabonds!' by Eloghosa Osunde
FICTION: Through linked stories, Eloghosa Osunde's debut novel offers a scathing assessment of Nigeria's corruption and its laws criminalizing same-sex relationships.
March 11, 2022