Sherry Jones
News of the World
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I loved this slim, profoundly moving book so much that, as soon as I finished it, I wanted to read it again. Paulette ...Read Review
Jazz Moon
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This coming-out tale, the author’s debut, is notable for its very subject matter: a gay black man’s personal journey of discovery ...Read Review
Chasing Lost Time: The Life of C.K. Scott Moncrieff: Soldier, Spy and Translator
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Reading Jean Findlay’s lovingly told biography of her mother’s great-uncle, C.K. Scott Montcrieff (1890-1930) feels, at times, like a literary ...Read Review
The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt
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Musical prodigy Lena Gaunt rises to fame and acclaim in the 1930s as the world’s most accomplished master of the theremin, a ...Read Review
Naked Earth
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Man’s inhumanity to man is the overarching theme of this brilliant, eloquently told tale of two Chinese students sent to the countryside ...Read Review
A Master Plan for Rescue
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At the instant his family hears that Japanese bombs have hit Pearl Harbor, 12-year-old Jack’s perfect, secure life shatters – and not because ...Read Review
Early Warning
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Jane Smiley’s sequel to Some Luck returns us to the Langdon clan, a sprawling, close-knit family, spread from coast to coast and ...Read Review
Driving the King
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The timing for this book about racial inequality couldn’t be more perfect, amid protests over white police killings of black men and ...Read Review
Paris Red
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On a Paris day in 1862, two teenaged girls stand before a window, drawing—and attract the attention of a man who transforms their ...Read Review
The Empire of the Senses
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The years leading up to World War II provide the setting for this powerful, engrossing debut novel exploring themes of duty and love, ...Read Review
