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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...

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This 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....

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The 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...

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Round-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...

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So 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...

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Discovering 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...

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Review: 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...

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The 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...

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Review: 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...

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Let’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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