Tia Williams gives us a love letter to Harlem in “A Love Song for Ricki Wilde”
The author’s latest romance elegantly blends past and present for one unforgettable love story.
Historical Fiction
Jesmyn Ward made the journey through grief alongside her characters in “Let Us Descend”
The two-time National Book Award winner chose to narrate her latest novel herself, creating a stunning culmination for a story that was eight years in the making.
Ariel Lawhon spins a mystery from the journals of an 18th-century midwife
“The Frozen River” shines a light on an extraordinary woman almost lost to history, imagining a long, deadly winter in her New England town.
Zadie Smith on the pride and pleasure of narrating "The Fraud"
The author worked with a voice coach to master the novel's dazzling array of accents, with one possible exception: “I'm sorry Scotland, but it could have been a lot worse.”
In "Lilith," Nikki Marmery begs the question, Why do we all think of god as a man?
The journalist and historical fiction author asks us to consider why we erased women from godliness and, in her powerful retelling, invites us to reimagine the creation myth itself.
Eliot Schrefer unravels his fascination with the real-life "Charming Young Man"
The author shares how a breakup and a painting inspired his historical novel about a little-known 1890s French pianist and his relationship with Marcel Proust.
Author John Manuel Arias has learned to live with ghosts
Costa Rican family lore, secrets, and corporate greed provide the kindling for an intriguing work of historical fiction.
Why Bonnie Garmus decided to break the rules with "Lessons in Chemistry"
With 10 unforgettable points of view guiding her narrative, including a hyper-intelligent dog, the author blazed her own trail—much like her protagonist, Elizabeth Zott.
"The Covenant of Water" is worth the wait and worth your time
Abraham Verghese returns with a multigenerational family saga that’s getting plenty of hype. The praise is much deserved.
Dan Jones’s foray into fiction portrays the Middle Ages like we’ve never heard before
After a gentle shove from George R.R. Martin, historian Dan Jones dove into his first novel, "Essex Dogs," an immersive listen about a group of soldiers in the early days of the Hundred Years’ War.
Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead’s “The Nickel Boys” uses fiction to confront a tragic past
Colson Whitehead shares why he was called to examine the horrific activities in one Florida reform school through the eyes of a young Black boy in his follow-up to the award-winning “Underground Railroad.”