December 4, 2012
The Fine Art of Obsession: John Banville’s Athena
John Banville has created a sinister character worthy of comparison to Nabokov's Humbert Humbert. This sumptuous story of obsession brilliantly blends with a thrilling narrative of the Dublin criminal underworld.
Cormac McCarthy Cities of the Plain: A Contemporary Cowboy Classic from the Master
An Ominous, Sensual Debut: Jamie Quatro’s I Want to Show You More
Where Everybody Knows Your Name: The Supremes at Earl’s All You Can Eat
Meg Wolitzer's The Interestings: A New York Epic
A New Tale from Paulo Coelho: Manuscript Found in Accra