Book Recs

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.

Books on the Artistry of War

Roxana Robinson

The author of Sparta discusses books that helped her inhabit the world of soldiers.

On Dr. Seuss

Stephen King

It was my first encounter with a horror story, because poor Bartholomew was going to get his head chopped off if he couldn’t take off his hat for the king.

Five Stateside Novels You Likely Missed

Daniel Woodrell

The author of The Maid’s Version picks five wrongfully neglected works of American genius.

Modern Crime Books from the UK and Ireland

Ann Hood

The Return of Captain John EmmettElizabeth SpellerIn The WoodsTana FrenchField of BloodDenise MinaChristine FallsBenjamin BlackThe...