Books
Lampoon 'Pains' Audience at Coop
"The Hunger Pains" marks the latest in a series of parodies by the Lampoon, a semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine.
Penney Explores Marginalized Culture in ‘The Invisible Ones’
In Scottish writer Stef Penney’s latest novel “The Invisible Ones,” Leon Wood, a Gypsy, wants to investigate his daughter Rose’s disappearance but will only place his trust in a fellow Gypsy. Enter Ray Lovell, a half-Romani private investigator who assimilated years ago into “gorjio,” or non-Gypsy, society. He soon sets off to figure out exactly how and why Rose disappeared.
Fear Emerges in the Mundane in Chaon’s Nightmarish Latest
“Actually, if you look closely, our ghosts are fluttering everywhere, dispersed and dispersing,” writes Dan Chaon in “Stay Awake,” an impressive and unsettling new collection of short stories. In this book, an atmospheric ode to all things disturbing, Chaon flits between the gruesome and the depressing and lingers just long enough on each story to fully realize its creepy environment.
Veteranyi Cooks Up a Storm in Impressionistic ‘Polenta’
A woman with steel hair risks her life, defies gravity, and hangs precariously by her precious hair—and scares the life out of her young daughter each and every time she does it.
Portrait of an Artist: Tom Perrotta
Writer Tom Perrotta talks with us about his numerous novels and feature film adaptations
Lively’s Latest a Study in Disaster and Discombobulation
How far can the ramifications from one violent event reach? How many degrees of separate truly partition complete strangers? In her vibrant new novel “How It All Began,” Penelope Lively attempts to explore these questions.
Authors Examine Gender Roles in Children's Literature
Four authors and scholars examined gender roles and stereotypes in children’s and young adult literature at a Women’s Week 2012 event on Monday.
