Compelled by his book club to choke down The Manchurian Candidate, Shawn Stufflebeam finds his patience in the face of sophomoric and choppy prose rewarded generously with gripping plot and ... Read More

Today, we're happy to welcome author M.J. Rose who describes her work as, "a mix of psychological suspense, mystery, adventure, and erotica about interesting people who are searching for something ... Read More

Transmission, Hari Kunzru's new novel of love and lunacy, immigration and immunity, introduces a daydreaming Indian computer geek whose luxurious fantasies about life in America are shaken when he accepts ... Read More

The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy was published on this day in 1954. It had been 17 years ... Read More

Cultures of all epochs have consulted oracles in times of need. The Road to Delphi: The Life and Afterlife of Oracles by Michael Wood explores the enduring popularity of oracles ... Read More

In Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, Alexandra Fuller delivers her memory of an African childhood fraught with hardship, loss, and danger. She became accustomed to armed guerrillas and ... Read More

You'll be getting a lot of art for your dollar when you buy a copy of P by Andrew Lewis Conn. Because creating a work of art in our times ... Read More

Martin Amis is no stranger to the nittier and grittier walks of life. Amis's novels are filled with sex, drugs, and violence, and is an expert at creating despicable characters ... Read More

New Yorker book critic and essayist, Louis Menand, shot holes in Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Lynne Truss's recent popular punctuation treatise, in this article in last week's New Yorker. "Why would ... Read More

Last week, after denying a rumor that Harry Potter Book Six would be titled, The Pillar of Storge, J.K. Rowling revealed the true name of the upcoming installment to be ... Read More

Known for writing the best-selling novels The Wanderers, Clockers, and Freedomland, as well as for his more recent screenplays for the movies Sea of Love, Mad Dog and Glory, and ... Read More