What Barbara Kingsolver Is Reading
The Pulitzer Prize winner’s intimate new novel, “Partita,” is out next week.
What We’re Reading
admin Kate Atkinson’s Obsession with History
“Our Noble Selves,” the author’s latest novel, is an object-laden murder mystery, of a sort.
Emily St. John Mandel’s Fluid New Novel
“Exit Party” is an elegant crime story with sci-fi shadings.
Five Books for Lingerie Lovers
Recommended reading for anyone who wears underwear.
Five Great Campus Novels
Our critic’s picks for going back to school. Plus: an Edith Wharton novella for a last gasp of the season.
Three Books That Will Transport You
Be moved the old-fashioned way.