Review: ‘A Clue to the Exit’ by Edward St. Aubyn
The premise of "A Clue to the Exit" is hackneyed — what would you do if you were told you had six months to live? — but author Edward St....
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Review: ‘Book of Numbers’ by Joshua Cohen
In Roger Ebert's review of Robert Altman's 1975 film "Nashville," he praises the movie's ability to effortlessly capture the zeitgeist of the 1970s. "(Altman) does it all so easily, or...
Review: ‘Muse’ by Jonathan Galassi
Most debut novels are terrible. Most are never reviewed, because what would be the point? Writing a negative review of a debut novel is like bashing an amateur runner for...
Review: ‘The Fishermen’ by Chigozie Obioma
The most frustrating thing about "The Fishermen" is that the author has no other books for the reader to devour once the final page is reached. This is Chigozie Obioma's...
Review: ‘We Are Pirates’ by Daniel Handler
On the back cover of the children's book, "The Bad Beginning," author Daniel Handler, writing under the pseudonym Lemony Snicket, warns his young readers that the book may be upsetting...
Review: ‘God’s Bankers’ by Gerald Posner
Soon after coming into office, Pope Francis began reforming the church's secretive yet powerful institution, the Institute for the Works of Religion, also known as the Vatican Bank. He issued...
Review: ‘The Strange Library’ by Haruki Murakami
Hardship is an ancient topic. It is difficult to believe there is much new to say about it. Sure, insights can be drawn, good stories told. But can tales of...
Review: ‘West of Sunset’ by Stewart O’Nan
In the early 2000s, I wrote for People, often covering celebrities. One of our major themes, found in profiles and photos, was to show how stars are just like us....
Review: ‘Wolf in White Van’ by John Darnielle
In 1999, a Baltimore high school teen, Hae Min Lee, was found strangled in a park. Her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, was convicted of the crime. He maintains his innocence. Their...
Review: ‘Without You, There Is No Us’ by Suki Kim
During six months in 2011, journalist Suki Kim taught English at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST) to the sons of North Korea's most elite families while secretly taking...