Reviews of books by Jill Lepore and Octavia E. Butler Continue reading Book Report — These Truths; Parable of the Sower

Reviews of books by Colson Whitehead and Mohsin Hamid Continue reading Book Report — The Nickel Boys; Exit West

Reviews of Tommy Orange’s second novel and Kathleen Hanna’s memoir Continue reading Book Report — Wandering Stars; Rebel Girl

Featuring: a stirring history of women journalists during World War II and a collection of precise short stories. Continue reading Book Report — The Correspondents; No One Belongs Here More Than You

Featuring: A moving novel from Clare O’Dea and a snappingly great biography by Carrie Courogen. Continue reading Book Report — Voting Day; Miss May Does Not Exist

Featuring: A colorful family saga imagined up by Karen Russell and deeply impressive historical reporting by Lawrence Wright. Continue reading Book Report — Swamplandia!; Thirteen Days in September

Featuring: A messy memoir from Jessica Valenti, and a powerful history lesson from James Reston, Jr. Continue reading Book Report — Sex Object: A Memoir; A Rift in the Earth: Art, Memory, and the Fight for a Vietnam War Memorial

A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940 by Victoria Wilson Nonfiction, 2013 She had so many dogs that she had to take up carpets and get rid of various chairs. A visitor walked into her house, looked around at the … Continue reading Book Report — A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940; The Phoenix and the Mirror