He is the author of numerous short stories and novels and perhaps best known for “My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist.”
Biblioracle: Rediscovering Mark Leyner through ‘A Shimmering, Serrated Monster’
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Biblioracle: Weike Wang’s ‘Rental House’ is a sweet and sometimes sad portrait of a marriage
Weike Wang delivers sharp, funny, sneakily emotional stories that you will read compulsively until completion.
Gift books for 2024: What to give, and what to receive, for all kinds of readers
A number of these books are pricey, but found online at deep discounts. A number are also, for the right person, a gift that never leaves their possession, never finds itself in a thrift store, never even gets lent out.
10 of the best books of 2024: The surprising reads that stuck
If you need a stack of fresh takes for 2025, start with these 10 standout books from 2024.
Barbara Taylor Bradford, million-selling novelist known for ‘A Woman of Substance,’ is dead at 91
Barbara Taylor Bradford, a British journalist who became a publishing sensation in her 40s with the saga “A Woman of Substance” and wrote more than a dozen other novels that sold tens of millions of copies, has died. She was 91.
‘We are time’s subjects’: Author Clock keeps track of the hours, one literary quotation at a time
Chicago engineer Jose Cardona says the idea for a clock wasn’t his alone, he was just the first to build one. Four years later, they can’t make them fast enough.
As Americans are beyond burned out, Tricia Hersey’s Nap Ministry preaches the right to rest
In her new book, “We Will Rest! The Art of Escape,” the author and academic says you too can flee the toxic grind culture.
Biblioracle: Dorothy Allison has died at 75. ‘Bastard Out of Carolina’ is a testament to the resiliency of spirit.
It is deeply pleasing to know that Dorothy Allison lived a happy and fulfilled adult life. Her work will endure long after her death.
Today in History: Herman Melville’s ‘Moby-Dick’ published
On Nov. 14, 1851, Herman Melville’s novel “Moby-Dick; Or, The Whale” was published in the United States, almost a month after being released in Britain.
Talking in the library: Trio of librarians launch podcast at Green Hills
Green Hills Public Library District’s first podcast, “Checked Out,” features discussions of books, TV, movies and more.