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October 07, 2025

Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon

October 07, 2025/ Tom LeClair
Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon

A review of the new novel from the legendary Thomas Pynchon

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October 07, 2025/ Tom LeClair/
Thomas Pynchon, Shadow Ticket, fiction, contemporary fiction
September 30, 2025

Lion Hearts by Dan Jones

September 30, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
Lion Hearts by Dan Jones

The rousing conclusion to the historical fiction “Essex Dogs” trilogy

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September 30, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
Dan Jones, Lion Hearts, fiction, historical fiction
September 17, 2025

The Elements by John Boyne

September 17, 2025/ Ryan Davison
The Elements by John Boyne

A stunning reading experience by one of Ireland’s finest

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September 17, 2025/ Ryan Davison/
The Elements, John Boyne, fiction, contemporary fiction
September 16, 2025

A Short Introduction to Annaliese by James Elkins

September 16, 2025/ Tom LeClair
A Short Introduction to Annaliese by James Elkins

A review of the complex new novel by James Elkins

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September 16, 2025/ Tom LeClair/
A Short Introduction to Anneliese, James Elkins, fiction, contemporary fiction
September 13, 2025

Six Weeks by the Sea by Paula Byrne

September 13, 2025/ Christina Nellas Acosta
Six Weeks by the Sea by Paula Byrne

A new historical novel about Jane Austen in love

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September 13, 2025/ Christina Nellas Acosta/
Six Weeks by the Sea, Paula Byrne, fiction, historical fiction, Jane Austen
August 29, 2025

Schattenfroh by Michael Lentz

August 29, 2025/ Brock Covington
Schattenfroh by Michael Lentz

A review of Michael Lentz’s immense new novel

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August 29, 2025/ Brock Covington/
Schattenfroh, Michael Lentz, Max Lawton, fiction, contemporary fiction
August 22, 2025

The Predicament by William Boyd

August 22, 2025/ Joe Spivey
The Predicament by William Boyd

A review of the new Gabriel Dax adventure from William Boyd

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August 22, 2025/ Joe Spivey/
The Predicament, William Boyd, fiction, contemporary fiction
July 09, 2025

Hotel Ukraine by Martin Cruz Smith

July 09, 2025/ Ryan Davison
Hotel Ukraine by Martin Cruz Smith

The illustrious career of Russia's greatest homicide detective ends with a legendary final act

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July 09, 2025/ Ryan Davison/
Hotel Ukraine, Martin Cruz Smith, fiction
June 20, 2025

Fox by Joyce Carol Oates

June 20, 2025/ Ryan Davison
Fox by Joyce Carol Oates

Literary suspense is exquisitely delivered in an icon’s newest work

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June 20, 2025/ Ryan Davison/
Fox, Joyce Carol Oates, fiction, contemporary fiction
June 02, 2025

The Doorman by Chris Pavone

June 02, 2025/ Ryan Davison
The Doorman by Chris Pavone

A review of “a mystery pulsing with realism and cultural understanding”

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June 02, 2025/ Ryan Davison/
Chris Pavone, The Doorman, fiction, contemporary fiction
May 11, 2025

Twist by Colum McCann

May 11, 2025/ Tom LeClair
Twist by Colum McCann

A review of the new book from novelist Colum McCann

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May 11, 2025/ Tom LeClair/
Twist, Colum McCann, fiction, contemporary fiction
April 06, 2025

Gifted & Talented by Olivie Blake

April 06, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
Gifted & Talented by Olivie Blake

The new novel from the author of “The Atlas Six”

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April 06, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
Gifted & Talented, Olivie Blake, fiction, contemporary fiction
April 01, 2025

Swept Away by Beth O'Leary

April 01, 2025/ Joe Spivey
Swept Away by Beth O'Leary

A review of Beth O’Leary’s new romance novel

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April 01, 2025/ Joe Spivey/
Swept Away, Beth O'Leary, fiction
February 03, 2025

A Century of Fiction in the New Yorker, edited by Deborah Treisman

February 03, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
A Century of Fiction in the New Yorker, edited by Deborah Treisman

A gigantic anthology of New Yorker fiction in honor of the magazine’s 100th birthday

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February 03, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
Deborah Treisman, A Century of Fiction in the New Yorker, fiction, contemporary fiction, The New Yorker, New Yorker fiction
January 31, 2025

Andromeda by Therese Bohman

January 31, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
Andromeda by Therese Bohman

A novel in which two members of a publishing house reflect on their work and life together

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January 31, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
Andromeda, Therese Bohman, Marlaine Delargy, fiction, literature in translation, Swedish fiction, contemporary fiction
January 17, 2025

The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight

January 17, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight

A novel in which a young woman seeks answers from an eccentric family

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January 17, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus, Emma Knight, fiction, contemporary fiction
January 15, 2025

Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney

January 15, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney

A thriller in which the disappearance of a writer’s wife leads him to a mysterious island

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January 15, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
Beautiful Ugly, Alice Feeney, fiction, contemporary fiction, thriller
January 14, 2025

To Save the Man by John Sayles

January 14, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
To Save the Man by John Sayles

A new novel from John Sayles about the infamous Carlisle School for ‘reforming’ Native Americans

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January 14, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
To Save the Man, John Sayles, fiction, historical fiction
January 13, 2025

The Suicides by Antonio di Benedetto

January 13, 2025/ Eric Bies
The Suicides by Antonio di Benedetto

A new translation of the concluding volume of the author’s Trilogy of Expectation

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January 13, 2025/ Eric Bies/
The Suicides, Antonio di Benedetto, Esther Allen, literature in translation, fiction
January 12, 2025

My Darling Boy by John Dufresne

January 12, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
My Darling Boy by John Dufresne

A novel in which a father searches for his wayward son

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January 12, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
My Darling Boy, John Dufresne, fiction, contemporary fiction
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