A peek at what’s on tap this week.
A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
A Different Russia
By Marvin Kalb
The former foreign correspondent recalls his memorable years in the USSR.
Crucible: A Novel
By John Sayles
This curiously inert story might’ve worked better as nonfiction.
New collections to make life more lyrical.
This Dark Night: Emily Brontë, A Life
By Deborah Lutz
The novelist’s work was as brooding as her surroundings.
The Creek, the Crone, and the Crow: A Novel
By Leah Weiss
Could a witch’s gift transform a dying Appalachian village?
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
Going Rogue
By Bill Gormley
Why do so many of today’s fictional detectives embrace the dark side?
Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs
By Antony Beevor
A richly researched history of the dubious mystic.
