Jenny Lyons
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Book review: Universe of Two — by Stephen Kiernan
(William Morrow) When young Brenda Dubie, having to mind her father’s music store in the Hyde Park corner of 1940s Chicago while he is serving overseas, first meets…
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Book review: Empire of Wild — by Cherie Dimaline
(William Morrow & Company) To the Métis people of Canada and the far north reaches of the midwestern United States, a Rogarou is a shapeshifting werewolf-like creature that…
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Book review: Hamnet — by Maggie O’Farrell
(Knopf Publishing Group) In the late 16th century, a glover from Stratford, England, foul-tempered and prone to fits of rage, in debt to a now-deceased land owner,…
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Book review: The Guest List — by Lucy Foley
(William Morrow) A remote island with austere rocky cliffs and an impeccably restored inn is the perfect setting for the perfect wedding. And the bride and groom?…
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Book review: A Song Below Water — by Bethany C. Morrow
(Tor Teen) To amplify Black voices, it is important to read beyond the (still very important) contextual Black history and anti-racism books; it is important to read great…
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Book review: A Burning — by Megha Majumdar
(Knopf Publishing Group) When an inflammatory social media post gets a young woman arrested, the story begins. Set in contemporary India, Jivan is a young Muslim woman…
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Book review: Someone Who Will Love You In All Your Damaged Glory — by Raphael Bob-Waksberg
(Vintage) Raphael Bob-Waksberg, creator of “BoJack Horseman,” delivers quirky, dark, surreal stories of love in a stunningly original and creative collection. Take the story, “A Most BLESSED…
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Book review: A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings — by Helen Jukes
(Pantheon Books) There came a time in Helen Jukes’ life when the natural world felt slightly “out of kilter,” and she was struck with a pervasive restlessness, so…
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Book review: The Vanishing Half — by Brit Bennett
(Riverhead Books) From the very first page, Brit Bennett will pull you in; she is such an impressive storyteller. The story begins in the town of Mallard, a…
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Book review: Little Family — by Ishmael Beah
(Riverhead Books) Five children in an unnamed postcolonial African port city, having fled their previous lives riddled with unspoken struggles, come together, one by one, to form a…
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Book review: The Path to Fernglade — by Susan Humphrey
(Woods Edge Press) Weybridge author, as well as a former teacher, bookseller and Middlebury College graduate, Susan Humphrey lost her second son, Dan, to an extremely rare form…
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Book review: The End of October — by Lawrence Wright
(Knopf Publishing Group) The premise of Lawrence Wright’s apocalyptic new thriller is eerily familiar: a mysterious new virus turned global pandemic infects untold numbers of people as scientists…
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Book review: Officer Clemmons
(Catapult) Curious readers will discover inside information about “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” but this deeply personal and intimate account of one man’s single-minded pursuit of a career as a…
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Book review: The Book of Longings — by Sue Monk Kidd
(Viking) Sue Monk Kidd, author of the beloved “Secret Life of Bees,” vividly portrays Ana, as the imagined wife of Jesus, in her new richly textured, historically accurate…
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Book review: Why We Swim — by Bonnie Tsui
(Algonquin Books) Tsui reminds us that “as human swimmers, we can never really be the fish,” but we can experience the unique isolation of submersion. Her informative book…
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Book review: Simon the Fiddler — by Paulette Jiles
(William Morrow & Company) Paulette Jiles has somehow outdone herself, crafting another wholly original story, rooted in its historical time and space, directly following the end of America’s…