Book Marks reviews of The Cleaner by Mary Watson Book Marks
Esmie is meant to be invisible. A cleaner for an exclusive gated neighborhood in Ireland, Esmie fades into…
A quest to salvage post-pandemic humanity
We make our slow way across the dying Atlantic, bound for a tiny volcanic island north of Sicily…
LIBRARY COLUMN | Light reads for summer | Features
Summer is a great time to sit back and relax with a cold drink and a good book.…
Anthony Borruso’s Splice – The Brooklyn Rail
Borruso exploits ekphrasis as a way to generate a conversation with a work of art, like the above…
‘These Summer Storms’ review: Family drama, romance and inheritance games
It’s one thing to look at someone like Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk and envy their wealth and…
A terrified crime victim’s world of blindness
This book is a finalist for the 2025 Colorado Book Award for Mystery. Author’s note: Denver, 1992. Claudette…
Helen Schulman on her new short story collection, ‘Fools for Love’
Helen Schulman is not afraid to make you squirm. Across her long and distinguished career as a novelist…
Book Marks reviews of A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan Book Marks
Alix is an observant kid. At ten, she catches more than her parents and older sister suspect. Over…
Book Marks reviews of El Dorado Drive by Megan Abbott Book Marks
Despite the book’s suggestive title, the landscape is anything but illusory for Abbott, who grew up in Grosse…
Susan Gubar on creative women as they aged: ‘They made much of less’
In this week’s newsletter, we have a chat with Susan Gubar, whose new book, “Grand Finales: The Creative…