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Book Reviews

A Welcome Surfeit of Good Books

I’m happy to report a surfeit of good books of late. Three really satisfying reads that fall just short of my highest accolades but are well worth your time, plus…

Neilson Hays Library — July 23, 2026

Book Reviews

A Welcome Surfeit of Good Books

Recent Fiction by Debra Jo Immergut and Emma Donoghue

Socially Engaged Novels by Jenny Erpenbeck and Jennifer Egan

Novels About Guns, Violence and Jail

Books by Delphine de Vigan, Sherman Alexie and Andrew Sean Greer

Natasha Trethewey’s Harrowing Memoir Memorial Drive

Women’s Lives in Novels by Meg Wolitzer and Jana Casale

An Evening with Trent Dalton, Sadie Jones and Sara Collins

Peter Orner on Living to Read

Ann Patchett, Nathan Hill and the Joy of Audiobooks