Carol Memmott

Charlotte Rogan questions military-industrial complex in novel ‘Now and Again’

May 9, 2019 at 11:05 p.m.

"The Lifeboat," Charlotte Rogan's highly regarded first novel, was a masterful portrait of one woman's determination to survive, even at the expense of others. For "Now and Again," her second...

Anna Quindlen's new coming-of-age novel, "Miller's Valley," has at its heart a young girl considering a life outside of her constricted town.

Review: Anna Quindlen’s coming-of-age novel ‘Miller’s Valley’

May 9, 2019 at 11:04 p.m.

Memories flow like fast-moving water in "Miller's Valley," Anna Quindlen's new family novel, a coming-of-age story that reminds us that the past continues to wash over us even as we...

Inspired by "Jane Eyre," 21 writers display their take on Charlotte Bronte's story in "Reader, I Married Him," edited by Tracy Chevalier.

‘Reader, I Married Him’ collects 21 writings on Bronte’s ‘Jane Eyre’

May 9, 2019 at 11:03 p.m.

"Reader, I married him" is the most recognizable line in one of the world's most treasured novels. Now, this iconic declaration is the inspiration for a collection of stories that...

Brazilian crime writer Raphael Montes unpacks a suitcase of horror in "Perfect Days."

‘Perfect Days’: Brazilian crime writer Raphael Montes tells a twisted tale

May 9, 2019 at 11:02 p.m.

Raphael Montes, a precocious 25-year-old crime writer from Brazil, looks harmless in his author photos, yet effortlessly assumes the guise of a psychopath in "Perfect Days," his first novel to...

Review: ‘Only Love Can Break Your Heart’ by Ed Tarkington

May 9, 2019 at 10:56 p.m.

Set against the backbeat of classic rock hits of the 1970s, Ed Tarkington's pitch-perfect first novel pays tribute to music, love and growing up in small-town America. That Tarkington throws...

Review: ‘My Name Is Lucy Barton’ by Elizabeth Strout

May 9, 2019 at 10:54 p.m.

One of the saddest scenes in Elizabeth Strout's riveting new novel involves Lucy Barton recalling childhood memories linked to the family truck. When she was too young to attend school,...

French author Karine Tuil's "The Age of Reinvention" dates from 2013 but feels fresh and topical today.

French novel ‘The Age of Reinvention’ spotlights the pitfalls of Islamophobia

May 9, 2019 at 10:53 p.m.

When the focus of a novel eerily mirrors breaking news — a plane crash, a financial crisis or an act of terrorism — readers can't help but think "what a...

Anthony Marra’s ‘The Tsar of Love and Techno’ soars

May 9, 2019 at 10:46 p.m.

The stories in "The Tsar of Love and Techno," Anthony Marra's engaging new collection set mostly in Russia, are like shape-shifting matryoshka dolls that magically fit one inside the other...

Review: ‘Best Boy’ by Eli Gottlieb

May 9, 2019 at 10:42 p.m.

Todd Aaron, the "best boy" at the center of Eli Gottlieb's fascinating novel of the same name. does everything he can to live up to his late mother's loving advice:...

Review: ‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web’ by David Lagercrantz

May 9, 2019 at 10:40 p.m.

After "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" was published in English in 2010, fans of Stieg Larsson's wildly popular Millennium Series could only dream about other novels the Swedish...

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