Maren Longbella
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Spellbinding things happen when a stranger enters ‘The Garden’
Fiction: Nick Newman’s novel alludes to Adam and Eve and “The Secret Garden.”
February 10, 2025
Books
Review: Need a hug? Read the latest from the great Anne Tyler.
Fiction: “Three Days in June” takes place before and after a wedding.
February 3, 2025
Books
Review: Grady Hendrix gets chills from the plight of a mother-to-be in ‘Witchcraft for Wayward Girls’
Fiction: The follow-up to “How to Sell a Haunted House” is another funny/scary combo.
January 8, 2025
Books
When an elderly busybody/killer meets a young bad seed, ‘Havoc’ ensues
Fiction: Set in Egypt, Christopher Bollen’s novel finds evil meeting its match.
December 2, 2024
Books
Review: Soap opera-worthy book traces how a century-old feud over birth control affects us to this day
Nonfiction: “The Icon and the Idealist” is a portrait of two activists.
November 27, 2024
Books
A small rabbit carries the hopes of a grieving family in ‘The Burrow’
Fiction: Melanie Cheng’s novel nods to Kafka and bunny blockbuster “Watership Down.”
November 11, 2024
Books
What’s that thing in the attic? Oh, just an AI robot that will probably take over your life.
FICTION: Contemporary novel “William” takes inspiration from Mary Shelley’s classic “Frankenstein.”
September 3, 2024
Books
Horror comes to the suburbs in ‘We Came to Welcome You’
FICTION: ... but Vincent Tirado’s novel tells more than it shows.
August 27, 2024
Books
Review: Soap opera-worthy book traces how a century-old feud over birth control affects us to this day
Nonfiction: “The Icon and the Idealist” is a portrait of two activists.
November 27, 2024
Books
A small rabbit carries the hopes of a grieving family in ‘The Burrow’
Fiction: Melanie Cheng’s novel nods to Kafka and bunny blockbuster “Watership Down.”
November 11, 2024
Books
What’s that thing in the attic? Oh, just an AI robot that will probably take over your life.
FICTION: Contemporary novel “William” takes inspiration from Mary Shelley’s classic “Frankenstein.”
September 3, 2024
Books
Horror comes to the suburbs in ‘We Came to Welcome You’
FICTION: ... but Vincent Tirado’s novel tells more than it shows.
August 27, 2024