FICTION

THE SUN AND OTHER STARS

by Brigid Pasulka

Pasulka scores a refreshing success with her affectionate portrait of a small-town community and her fresh angle on an... Full review >

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MYSTERY & DETECTIVE

SHOVEL READY

by Adam Sternbergh

Telegraphic in style, this book is tough, sordid and definitely not for every taste. Full review >

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THRILLER & SUSPENSE

DOMINION

by C.J. Sansom

A rich and densely plotted story that will make Winston Churchill buffs admire the man even more. Full review >

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FICTION

I SHALL BE NEAR TO YOU

by Erin Lindsay McCabe

Based on often overlooked history, McCabe offers an extraordinary novel, one creating a memorable character through which we... Full review >

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FICTION

THE BOOK OF JONAH

by Joshua Max Feldman

Feldman is clever in his use of the Jonah story, and his novel is of the same strange and enigmatic quality as the original. Full review >

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MYSTERY & DETECTIVE

NORTH OF BOSTON

by Elisabeth Elo

The groundwork is well-laid for future Pirio Kasparov adventures. Full review >

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FICTION

THE SECRET OF RAVEN POINT

by Jennifer Vanderbes

What begins as formulaic turns unusual and affecting as the emotional depths of Vanderbes’ story slowly emerge. Full review >

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FICTION

ORFEO

by Richard Powers

By the author’s standards, this is taut, trim storytelling, though it characteristically makes all sorts of connections and... Full review >

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