Michael Schaub

Michael Schaub appears in the following:

In 'Upheaval,' Jared Diamond Examines Crisis Resolution Through A Personal Lens

Thursday, May 09, 2019

The Pulitzer prize-winning author draws from history and psychology, theorizing that nations in crisis can learn from the experiences of people in crisis — and looks for a path forward for the U.S.

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'The Pioneers' Dives Deep Into Lives Of Northwest Territory Settlers

Wednesday, May 08, 2019

Like David McCullough's other books, this one succeeds because of the author's strength as a storyteller; it reads like a novel and is packed with information drawn from painstaking research.

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'Lie With Me' Captures The Wistfulness Of First Love, And First Loss

Wednesday, May 01, 2019

Philippe Besson's novel — ably translated from the French by Molly Ringwald — chronicles a painful teenaged heartbreak, followed by grown-up ennui. It's a well-worn but very well-told tale.

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In 'Any Other Place,' Struggling With The Feeling That Something's Not Right

Sunday, April 28, 2019

Most of the people Michael Croley's debut story collection feel like they don't belong, even in the places they call home — and Croley conjures that unsettled feeling in understated, beautiful prose.

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'Pickle's Progress' Is A Weird — But Secretly Sweet — Journey

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Marcia Butler's new novel centers on a drunken, bickering couple whose lives are turned upside down after a car crash. It's a deeply weird book that succeeds because of Butler's considerable charisma.

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In 'Freedom's Detective,' A Flawed But Remarkable Hiram Whitley Infiltrates The KKK

Thursday, April 11, 2019

Journalist Charles Lane's account is endlessly gripping — and he does an excellent job of placing the operation in historical context, chronicling racism and resentment in the South post-Civil War.

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There's No 'Stroke Of Luck' For These Miserable Millenials

Thursday, April 04, 2019

Ann Beattie strikes out in her new novel about a disaffected young man who drifts through an unsatisfying series of jobs and relationships until his life is upended by a revelation from the past.

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In 'Stony The Road,' Henry Louis Gates Jr. Looks At The Period After Reconstruction

Wednesday, April 03, 2019

In his new book, the literary scholar presents an absorbing, necessary look at the "Redemption" era, in which the hard-fought gains of African-Americans were rolled back by embittered Southern whites.

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'Sing To It' Is Worth The Wait

Monday, March 25, 2019

Amy Hempel's first book of new material in 14 years showcases her immense talents as a fiction writer. It's a powerful collection of stories about uneasy, unmoored, even desperate people.

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'Lot' Paints An Unforgettable Portrait Of Houston And Its People

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Bryan Washington's debut story collection brings the Texas city to life in all its struggle and imperfect glory.

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Entertained But Underwhelmed By This European Bestseller? Join 'The Club'

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

German author Takis Würger's debut novel, a thriller about a secret society at Cambridge University, also tackles hot-button issues of privilege and toxic masculinity. It's now out in English.

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'Gingerbread' Is A Delightfully Spicy Family Fable

Saturday, March 09, 2019

Helen Oyeyemi played with fairy tale ideas in the past; her new novel takes off from "Hansel and Gretel" for the story of a mother, a daughter and a mysteriously powerful family gingerbread recipe.

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'Vacuum In The Dark' Is Fun, Funny — But Never Frivolous

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Jen Beagin is a wonderfully funny writer with a knack for serious subjects. Her exuberant new novel follows a young house cleaner who grew up too fast and is trying to reinvent herself.

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'The White Book' Finds Beauty In Loss

Sunday, February 24, 2019

Han Kang's new novel isn't quite a novel — it's a gorgeous, hard-to-categorize series of reflections, themed around the color white, on grief, mourning and what it means to remember those we've lost.

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Stories Converge In A Flooded 'Bangkok'

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Pitchaya Sudbanthad's novel follows a broad cast of characters who gradually come together in and around a condominium tower in Bangkok. It's a promising debut that expertly evokes a sense of place.

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'American Spy' Is A Unique Spin On The Cold War Thriller

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Lauren Wilkinson's debut novel follows the life and career of an African American FBI agent who's recruited by the CIA to aid in the overthrow of a charismatic African leader.

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Grief Conquers Language — Almost — In 'Where Reasons End'

Wednesday, February 06, 2019

Yiyun Li wrote her devastating, brilliant new novel after the suicide of her son — in it, the unnamed narrator confronts the same situation, holding an extended conversation with her own dead son.

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In 'We Cast A Shadow,' The Horrors Are Close To Home

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Maurice Carlos Ruffin's razor-sharp new novel is set in a dystopian near future where race relations have deteriorated further and scientists have developed a procedure to "demelanize" black people.

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Youthful Angst Is Fresh And Compelling In 'Last Night In Nuuk'

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Niviaq Korneliussen's new novel follows five people in Greenland's capital Nuuk; it's a heartbreaking yet hopeful look at young, queer life in one of the most isolated places in the world.

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Existential Dread Is Deceptively Simple In 'Mouthful Of Birds'

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Samanta Schweblin has a gift for treating the otherworldly with a matter-of-fact attitude; her new story collection proves that she's a master of elegant, uncanny fiction.

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