Book Recs

Junior Edition #40

Celia McGee

The Phantom Tollbooth

James Hannaham

When I read The Phantom Tollbooth, at approximately age nine or so, it had some kind of bizarre cathartic effect on me

Thieves of Language

Domnica Radulescu

The author of Country of Red Azaleas presents this list of recommended reading focused on women’s journeys, voices, and visions.

Junior Edition #39

Celia McGee

On Fun With Dick and Jane and Mary Poppins

Francine Prose

The book that made me a reader was, to be honest, Fun with Dick and Jane. I can’t remember much about it. See Spot run, I guess

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Gary Shteyngart

The Must-Read Ten

Lorenzo Carcaterra

Our Crime Fiction Academy instructor, and master author and screenwriter, Lorenzo Carcaterra, presents his list of ten books on crime that everyone...

Junior Edition #38

Five Long Reads

Dexter Palmer

The author of the highly praised new novel Version Control uses his dissertation on Joyce, Gaddis, and Pynchon as inspiration for...

Five Old Flames

Roger Rosenblatt

The author of Thomas Murphy takes a look at five passionate classics.