Category: Literary

June 18, 2024
Multiple Reviewers

Reviews of ‘The Covenant of Water’

From the New York Times-bestselling author comes a stunning and magisterial new epic of love, faith and medicine, set in Kerala, South India.

June 18, 2024
MRB

‘The Covenant of Water’ by Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water is a hymn to progress in medicine and to human understanding, and a humbling testament to the hardships undergone by past

March 6, 2024
MRB

‘One Blood’ by Denene Millner

One Blood is an epic literary novel about black motherhood, following three remarkable women's intimate struggle with generational trauma and healing.

February 21, 2024
MRB

‘If I Survive You’ by Jonathan Escoffery

A major debut that follows a Jamaican family in Miami navigating recession, racism and Hurricane Andrew. Shortlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize.

February 9, 2024
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Reviews of ‘Tom Lake’ by Ann Patchett

The stunning new novel from a master storyteller, 'Tom Lake' is a gorgeous tale of love and loss, the choices we make and the irresistible

February 9, 2024
MRB

‘Tom Lake’ by Ann Patchett

The stunning new novel from a master storyteller, 'Tom Lake' is a gorgeous tale of love and loss, the choices we make and the irresistible

January 25, 2024
MRB

‘Now You See Us’ review by Times Live

From Reese's Book Club veteran Balli Kaur Jaswal comes an entertaining story of three women who work in the homes of Singapore's elite.

December 14, 2023
MRB

Review of ‘Held’ by Anne Michaels

The triumphant new novel from the author of the Orange Prize-winning Fugitive Pieces: a soaring and luminous story of chance and change.

December 14, 2023
MRB

New York Times review: ‘If I Survive You’