Annalisa Quinn appears in the following:
Bernie Sanders Criticizes Democrats And Republicans In 'Where We Go From Here'
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
The former presidential candidate's latest book is just what you might expect from this genre: His platforms are presented but not interrogated — and there is little self-reflection.
Just How Tight Are Family Ties When Your Sister's A 'Serial Killer'?
Sunday, November 25, 2018
Oyinkan Braithwaite's wry, sly debut novel follows two sisters, dowdy Korede and gorgeous Ayoola — who has a habit of killing her boyfriends. Korede cleans up her sister's messes, but for how long?
Jonathan Franzen Finds Hope In Nature In 'The End Of The End Of The Earth'
Thursday, November 15, 2018
A new collection the author's essays spans art, nature and autobiography — taking aim at people he meets in daily life but also exposing his own vulnerabilities.
'Melmoth' Bears Witness To Our Worst, Loneliest Moments
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Sarah Perry's new novel isn't subtle — it's full of ominous birds, guttering candles and mysterious figures in gloomy windows. But there's something satisfying about its emotional flamboyance.
Stormy Daniels Offers 'Full Disclosure' On Her Own Terms
Tuesday, October 02, 2018
In her memoir, the porn star lures readers with salacious details of her alleged time with President Trump, then insists that those "two to three minutes" are the least interesting part of her life.
Homer's 'Unwilling' Women Are No Longer Quiet In 'The Silence Of The Girls'
Sunday, September 16, 2018
Told from the perspective of Achilles' concubine, Briseis, Pat Barker's The Silence Of The Girls brings new life to the women of Homer's Iliad.
Everyone's Miserable In The 'Hot, Horrible' World Of 'Ponti'
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Sharlene Teo's debut novel is a shimmering story of three women in Singapore, but its plot gets washed away among the grotesque and stomach-churning detail.
'The Shadow President' A Missed Opportunity To Better Understand Mike Pence
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
The Shadow President looks like a book, but belongs firmly in the world of partisan TV. There is plenty to uncover about the "real" Mike Pence, but readers won't find it here.
'The Victorian And The Romantic' Attempts To Link Writers Through The Ages
Saturday, August 11, 2018
Nell Stevens's new memoir is an uneven but pleasant book that braids her story of doing a PhD amid an uneasy love affair with imaginary scenes from the life of her 19th century research subject.
Spicer Book Offers Insight On Conservative Politics, Doubles Down On Misstatements
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
The former Trump press officer intelligently dissects the reward structure of viral Twitter and gives a valuable sketch of conservative politics, but he seems to have written "The Briefing" to an end.
'How To Be Famous' Says: Don't Hide Your Love Away
Thursday, July 05, 2018
Caitlin Moran's new novel, the second installment in the adventures of teen rock critic Dolly Wilde, is a dirty, jolly, book-length defense of teenage enthusiasm — for music, sex and life in general.
'Some Trick' Takes On The Life Of The (Delightfully Irritable) Mind
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Helen DeWitt's new story collection seems less like a book, and more like a series of notes from some vast, alien intelligence, capable of picking apart human habits with startling precision.
In 'You Think It, I'll Say It,' Middle-Aged Moms Get Some Respect
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Curtis Sittenfeld's new collection gives sustained, compassionate attention to the inner lives of women — middle-aged, middle-American, moms — who are often dismissed and devalued in fiction.
'And Now We Have Everything' Charts The Emotional Extremes Of An Ordinary Pregnancy
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Memoirs now tend toward the unique and superhuman, recounting experiences most of us will never have. But Meaghan O'Connell's wry new book is brutally honest about something commonplace: pregnancy.
'Circe' Gives The Witch Of The Odyssey A New Life
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Madeleine Miller's lush, gold-lit new novel is told from the perspective of Circe, the sorceress whose brief appearance in the Odyssey becomes just one moment in a longer, more complex life.
'The Recovering' Chronicles Addiction In Lush, Caressing Detail
Saturday, April 07, 2018
Author Leslie Jamison's new memoir of her years of alcoholism walks in the paths of drunken icons like Raymond Carver and John Cheever, describing the effects of intoxicants with gorgeous, exact care.
Meg Wolitzer Asks The Big Questions In 'The Female Persuasion'
Tuesday, April 03, 2018
At the start of Meg Wolitzer's new novel, a young woman is groped at a fraternity party — and her question, "Why is it like this, and what are we supposed to do about it?" echoes through the book.
After A Wild Start, 'Made For Love' Stumbles
Thursday, July 06, 2017
Alissa Nutting's new novel has a deviant instinct that makes it fascinating at first — but after a promising start, it falls back on shallow sex slapstick rather than authorial skill.
'Too Fat, Too Slutty' Challenges Cultural Expectations Of Women
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Anne Helen Petersen's new book is a thoughtful consideration of several public women — from Nicki Minaj to Hillary Clinton — who've run up against the invisible expectations our culture has of them.
'The Essex Serpent' Spreads Its Wings
Saturday, June 10, 2017
Sarah Perry's historical novel is gloriously alive, teeming with bugs, moss and marsh, unconventional spirits and a darker undercurrent of fear about a legendary monster haunting the Essex coast.