Kathleen Rooney

Often, after I finish reading a book that I admire, I'll snap a photograph of the cover and tweet a recommendation, tagging the author. When I completed "The Stars in...

What reader would fail to be enticed by a book whose theme is the irresistible enticement of books? For Michael Zapata's expansive, big-hearted and time-hopping debut novel, "The Lost Book...

NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2019: Through the end of the year, the baiduhai is revisiting books worthy of further recognition. When I was an aspiring fiction writer going to high...

Jesse Ball's work has been described as "genius" by the late Alan Cheuse in the pages of this very publication, and over the course of his abundantly productive career, he...

To call a short story collection "gritty" — as in having strong qualities of tough uncompromising realism — is a bit commonplace, but Kate Wisel's debut, "Driving in Cars With...

What happens when you spend so much time helping someone in distress that you become severely distressed yourself? Compassion fatigue is a condition that frequently affects caregivers and health-care professionals....

The label "beach read" generally connotes a throw-away novel suitable for consumption on vacation: engaging, but not too heavy; nothing that might spoil a person's holiday vibe. Of course, different...

Contemplating the title, the cover, and even the author — all these are boxes a prospective reader might check before deciding to purchase and consume a book. But considering the...