FICTION

BIG LITTLE LIES

by Liane Moriarty

Deservedly popular Moriarty invigorates the tired social-issue formula of women’s fiction through wit, good humor, sharp... Full review >

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WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART'S BLOOD

by Diana Gabaldon

Gabaldon works a successful formula, with few surprises but plenty of devices. And yes, there’s room for a sequel—or 10. Full review >

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FICTION

LUCKY US

by Amy Bloom

Bloom enlivens her story with understated humor as well as offbeat and unforgettable characters. Despite a couple of... Full review >

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HISTORY

A SPY AMONG FRIENDS

by Ben Macintyre

Gripping and as well-crafted as an episode of Smiley’s People, full of cynical inevitability, secrets, lashings of whiskey... Full review >

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ROMANCE

ONE PLUS ONE

by Jojo Moyes

Moyes has mastered the art of likable, not terribly memorable, but far from simple-minded storytelling. Full review >

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FICTION

THE INVENTION OF WINGS

by Sue Monk Kidd

Kidd’s portrait of white slave-owning Southerners is all the more harrowing for showing them as morally complicated, while... Full review >

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