Review: Brothers take on a dangerous mission in adventure novel ’Beartooth'
On the back cover of “Beartooth,” a blurb from novelist Junot Diaz compares it to “A Simple Plan,” which is both high praise and a very dangerous game to be playing. “A Simple Plan,” which became a ...
Review: Latest Elinor Lipman comic novel is here to brighten your mood
Elinor Lipman is as reliable as Chex Mix or your favorite afghan. Her comic novels, often noted as the contemporary ...
A Victorian con woman schemes for money and love in zesty novel. She’s not the only one
If we are to believe novelists, England in the 1700s and 1800s featured two kinds of women: those who sat at home stewing about lost suitors, and con artists. It used to be that books featured a whole ...
These Australian Olympians made history. But they still have nowhere to train
It’s a winter sport that few Australians have heard of, let alone played. But these athletes are looking forward to competing ...