Book Recs

Junior Edition: What’s That Sound?

Celia McGee

Whether it’s an adventure to an imaginary land or a trip to Haiti, the books in this Junior Edition column will have you going places with a click-clack!

Writers Council Picks: Six Recommendations from Jane Smiley

Jane Smiley

We’re asking members of our Writers Council to recommend six of their favorite reads. Whether new or old, best sellers or hidden gems, grand...

2019 First Novel Prize: Long List

We are pleased to announce the Long List for the 2019 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.

Staff Picks: Volume I

Benjamin Rybeck

Three recommendations from our Bookstore Manager, Benjamin Rybeck.

Junior Edition #45

Celia McGee

Junior Edition #44

Celia McGee

Pay It Forward Book List

Josh Kendall

Joshua Kendall, editorial director of Mulholland Books, recommends five books that were recommended to him that are sure to keep you turning the pages

Dina Nayeri on Behrangi, Golding and Ishiguro

Dina Nayeri

I’ve become a reader three times. The first time, I was barely six and lived in Iran, under the Islamic Republic.

Junior Edition #43

Celia McGee

Jim Shepard on Two Very Different Writers

Jim Shepard

I was the first in my family to go to college, and my father’s not-so-secret plan for getting me there involved A) my getting good grades, and...