new york journal of books

Review of RENTAL HOUSE by Weike Wang

This review of Rental House by Weike Wang was originally published in the New York Journal of Books. Reviewed by:…

Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family's Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American Farmer by Brian Reisinger As…

This review of Colored Television by Danzy Senna was originally published in the New York Journal of Books. Colored Television…

Sunday Money by Maggie Hill Sunday Money is such a well-written book. I rooted for Claire as she navigated teenage…

Solito by Javier Zamora This memoir pulled at my gut. I was extremely impressed by the author’s ability to stay…

James by Percival Everett In this retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Percival Everett gives us enslaved Jim's point…

Day by Michael Cunningham This novel is wonderful for its in-depth character portrayals. Cunningham takes very authentic and simple domestic…

Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur In Little Monsters, as in her memoir Wild Game, I loved Brodeur's writing, especially the…

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell If you loved Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, this one is a bit of a…

The Stark Beauty of Last Things by Celine Keating The Stark Beauty of Last Things is a poetic novel that…