Maren Longbella
Latest from Maren Longbella
Review: What happens when a man accidentally writes his own obituary?
Fiction: “I See You’ve Called in Dead” is a comic novel about tragic events.
March 25, 2025
Review: Did you hear the one about the woman who was determined to be a clown?
Fiction: Kristen Arnett’s protagonist is passionate about her goal. No matter what anyone thinks.
March 10, 2025
Review: Civil War-era ‘Jackal’s Mistress’ finds Chris Bohjalian hitting repeat
Fiction: A Confederate woman takes in a Union soldier in romantic thriller.
March 4, 2025
Review: What were the secret schools that helped prepare Black people to vote?
Nonfiction: “Spell Freedom” offers the untold stories of citizenship schools in the ‘50s and ’60s.
February 28, 2025
Review: Two possible lovers glide along on songs they love in ‘Deep Cuts’
Fiction: Holly Brickley’s novel is (maybe) a romance that comes with a soundtrack.
February 24, 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
