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Be Careful What You Wish For

This week we have both old favorites and newly minted authors exploring what we long for and why. We discover an indelible ensemble of eccentrics...

This week’s column features four fiction debuts, all written by women. One speculates whether your name can influence the way you live your...

Several versions of awakenings mark our five books this week: an immigrant son finds his voice; a writer discovers a shared trauma with both her...

As Oscar Wilde once quipped, romance can take many forms. This week we have male friends and lovers; a triad of art-world influencers; linked...

The range of talents and styles of storytelling this week offers a wide variety of reading experiences. We have two story collections: one from...

The four novels in this week’s selection will definitely keep you on your toes. Each is a tour de force. One, which The Center is thrilled...

Hebron, the Appalachian Trail, Hungary, London, and Berlin are some of the settings for our busy characters in this week’s five novels

Four of the novels we highlight this week take a fascinating look at disasters and big nature: two involve earthquakes—one a debut, the other...

This week’s novels feature characters and families with unforgettable voices as they struggle in the world: a writer known for her inventive...

Four extraordinary Nigerian women embark on a journey of self-discovery; an Iranian family is transformed by their new life in America; a Dickens...