Up-and-Coming: A Look at Emerging Authors from South Asia
Literary luminaries like Salman Rushdie (The Satanic Verses) and Kamila Shamsie (A God in Every Stone) have dominated the South Asian writing landscape, but there are more heavyweights who merit...
View ArticleThis Winter’s Must-Reads
There is no better way to pass the coldest season of the year than by cozying up with a good book, and 2015 has started off with a bang. Here are our picks for this winter’s best literary offerings....
View ArticleThe Poetry of Subtle Movement
In recent months, Farrar, Straus and Giroux has released two poetry collections that encapsulate much of what I love about poetry: James Lasdun’s Bluestone: New and Selected Poems and Devin Johnston’s...
View ArticleRound-Down: Catapult Launches Onto the Literary Scene
Elizabeth Koch recently conceived of a promising new literary venture, Catapult, that launched yesterday. Jennifer Kovitz, the publisher’s publicity and marketing director, said that “Catapult is...
View ArticleSo Long, Dear Writer
The poet C.K. Williams died this Sunday, September 20, 2015. For the last few months I’ve been enjoying a review copy of Farrar, Straus and Giroux’s beautiful new collection of Williams’ poems, the...
View ArticleDiscovering the Poetry of Yehuda Amichai
When you’re tired of the same old books but then you discover a new favorite, it’s a major event. It’s like finding liquid water on Mars: wonder and joy and promise where before you’d seen a barren...
View ArticleReview: LABOR OF LOVE: THE INVENTION OF DATING by Moira Weigel
Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating Moira Weigel Farrar, Strass and Giroux, 2016 304 pp; $26 Buy: hardcover | eBook What are you doing tonight? We should Netflix and chill. Even without receiving...
View ArticleThe Most Necessary Books for the End of 2016
This election season is no joke. At times, this world can feel grim as the weather grows cold and the nights grow long. Pick up one of these necessary books to guide you through the end of 2016 with...
View ArticleReview: HERE I AM by Jonathan Safran Foer
Here I Am Jonathan Safran Foer Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Sept 2016 592 pp; $28 Buy: hardcover | eBook In the age of social media and personal branding, book reviews tend to focus as much—if not...
View ArticleLet’s No One Get Hurt by Jon Pineda
Let’s No One Get Hurt: A Novel Jon Pineda Farrar, Straus and Giroux | March 20, 2018 Amazon | Powell’s Jon Pineda’s new novel has a vaguely apocalyptic feel as 16-year-old Pearl squats on abandoned...
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