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Someday, Someday, Maybe: A Coming-Of-Age Novel by Lauren Graham

On April 28, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

From Lauren Graham, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood, comes a witty, charming, and hilariously relatable debut novel about a struggling young actress trying to get ahead―and keep it together―in New York City.

The Village: 400 Years of Beats and Bohemians, Radicals and Rogues, a History of Greenwich Village by John Strausbaugh

On April 26, 2013, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, by Editor

Cultural commentator John Strausbaugh’s The Village is the first complete history of Greenwich Village, the prodigiously influential and infamous New York City neighborhood.

The View from Penthouse B, A Post-Financial-Crash Comedy by Elinor Lipman

On April 18, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

Two sisters recover from widowhood, divorce, and Bernie Madoff as unexpected roommates in a Manhattan apartment. A sister story about love, loneliness, and new life in middle age, this is a cracklingly witty, deeply sweet novel from one of our finest comic writers.

Orphan Train: A Novel of a Neglected Corner of American History by Christina Baker Kline

On April 16, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Novel, by Editor

Orphan Train is a gripping story of friendship and second chances from Christina Baker Kline, author of Bird in Hand and The Way Life Should Be. Rich in detail and epic in scope, Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline is a powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of unexpected friendship, and of the secrets we carry that keep us from finding out who we are.

There Was an Old Woman: A Novel of Suspense by Hallie Ephron

On April 16, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense, by Editor

There Was An Old Woman by Hallie Ephron is a compelling novel of psychological suspense in which a young woman becomes entangled in a terrifying web of deception and madness involving an elderly neighbor.

Odds Against Tomorrow: A Novel About a Catastrophe Prediction by Nathaniel Rich

On April 10, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense, by Editor

At once an all-too-plausible literary thriller, an unexpected love story, and a philosophically searching inquiry into the nature of fear, Nathaniel Rich’s Odds Against Tomorrow poses the ultimate questions of imagination and civilization. The future is not quite what it used to be.

The Interestings: A Novel About Bright and Talented Kids of the 1970′s by Meg Wolitzer

On March 28, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

From bestselling author Meg Wolitzer comes a dazzling, panoramic novel about what becomes of early talent, and the roles that art, money, and even envy can play in close friendships. Wide in scope, ambitious, and populated by complex characters who come together and apart in a changing New York City, The Interestings explores the meaning of talent; the nature of envy; the roles of class, art, money, and power; and how all of it can shift and tilt precipitously over the course of a friendship and a life.

This Close: Lucid, Elegant and Immersive Stories by Jessica Francis Kane

On March 15, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Short Stories, by Editor

Through thirteen stories, some stand-alone, others woven with linked characters, Kane questions the tensions between friendship and neighborliness, home and travel, family and ambition. In writing filled with wit and humor and incredible poignancy, she deftly reveals the everyday patterns that, over time, can swerve a life off course.

An Enlarged Heart: A Personal History Through Autobiographical Essays by Cynthia Zarin

On March 3, 2013, in Art & Literature, Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Essays, Nonfiction, by Editor

An Enlarged Heart, the exquisitely written prose debut from prize-winning poet Cynthia Zarin, is a poignantly understated exploration of the author’s experiences with love, work, and the surprise of time’s passage.

Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir With A Provocative Point of View by Eddie Huang

On January 25, 2013, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, by Editor

Funny, raw, and moving, and told in an irrepressibly alive and original voice, Fresh Off the Boat recasts the immigrant’s story for the twenty-first century. It’s a story of food, family, and the forging of a new notion of what it means to be American.