Yann Martel: ‘Life of Pi'Lindsey SilkenAs I may have mentioned, I tend not to read wildly popular books until a minimum of 15 people have told me…
Ethan Rutherford: ‘The Peripatetic Coffin’Lindsey SilkenWhen I started reading Ethan Rutherford’s book of fiction, The Peripatetic Coffin and Other Stories (on sale May 7), at first I was…
Jen Michalski: ‘Could You Be With Her Now'Lindsey SilkenI’m a bit stunned. Jen Michalski’s Could You Be With Her Now, a book of two novellas, is one of the most…
John Kenney: ‘Truth in Advertising’Lindsey SilkenI wanted to read the new book Truth in Advertising by John Kenney because isn’t advertising fascinating? The hundreds of messages we see…
Ethan Canin: ‘Blue River'Lindsey SilkenEdward finds himself taking midnight drives on the highway and closing his eyes for stretches of many seconds. He knows the turns…
Nicholson Baker: ‘The Anthologist'Lindsey SilkenHave you read anything by Nicholson Baker? He’s a trip. He’s an author that gets recommended a lot. Mainly because his books…
Nicholas Montemarano: ‘The Book of Why'Lindsey SilkenThe Book of Why, as you might guess, asks a lot of questions. A central one: Why do bad things happen to…
Allegra Goodman: ‘Kaaterskill Falls’Lindsey SilkenKaaterskill Falls reminded me a lot of The Outside World by Tova Mirvis, which I blogged about recently. They deal with Modern…
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