Rafael Yglesias’ new novel, The Wisdom of Perversity, will be published March 24. Perhaps I shouldn’t admit to a prospective reader that I wrote the first draft of The Wisdom of Perversity in 1998, that it took another sixteen years and four more drafts before it was finished to my or anyone else’s satisfaction. TheContinue reading

Aline Ohanesian’s debut novel is one to remember. Moving back and forth in time, between the last years of the Ottoman Empire and the 1990s, Orhan’s Inheritance is a story of passionate love, unspeakable horrors, incredible resilience, and the hidden stories that can haunt a family for generations. It is also the #1 Indie Next pick forContinue reading

That Should Be a Word comes out in April from our Workman Publishing cousins, but now’s your opportunity to enter for a chance to win a copy before it’s even published. (Wait, there should be a word for that!) Finally there’s a word for it: Fidgital — excessively checking one’s devices. Martyrmony — staying marriedContinue reading

Julie Metz, author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, Perfection, interviewed Alice Eve Cohen about her upcoming book, The Year My Mother Came Back. It was the sort of conversation only two friends can have about mothers and daughters and what it means to be both. It’s the sort of conversation you’ll have withContinue reading

Maybe you don’t need help finding your next great book to read. Certainly, there are plenty of random and not-so-random ways to choose. Judging a book by its cover is a classic. You can judge by a book’s title, by its popularity,  by its blurbs. And, oh yeah, by its actual content. There’s also theContinue reading

The annual Oscar Awards show means it’s time to party like a Hollywood star. No, don’t expect anyone to ask you who you’re wearing. And TMZ won’t be tracking your every move. But Of All the Gin Joints by Mark Bailey and Edward Hemingway will help you drink like an Academy Award winner. Use thisContinue reading