Book review: Vlautin shows the caring side of rough-hewn men in ‘The Left and the Lucky’

With his latest novel, “The Left and the Lucky,” Willie Vlautin explores a theme rarely seen in literature: the male ...
The Spokesman-Review

Book review: ‘North of Ordinary’ shows a survivor who lives on her own terms

A couple of weeks ago, we began an office pool. Normally reserved for twice-a-year sporting events, the Super Bowl and March Madness. But this was for a randomly selected contestant of “Survivor,” the ...
The New York Times

Book Club: Read ‘What We Can Know,’ by Ian McEwan, With the Book Review

In December, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Ian McEwan’s latest novel, about a long-lost poem, the 2014 dinner party where it was read and the future dystopia that embraced it. By MJ ...
The New York Times

Book Club: Read ‘Kin,’ by Tayari Jones, With the Book Review

In March, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Tayari Jones’s new novel, about two motherless girls and their lifelong search for family. By MJ Franklin MJ Franklin is an editor at the Book ...