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A Look Ahead: 5/31/26

A peek at what’s on tap this week.

    In a Yellow Wood

    Book Review

    In a Yellow Wood

    By Cynthia Ozick

    An outstanding introduction to the master’s body of work.

    Feature
    Our Week in Reviews: 5/30/26

    A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.

      Book Review

      The Price of Victory

      By N.A.M. Rodger

      The Price of Victory

      This conclusion to a trilogy is richly detailed, if light on drama.

      Book Review

      Tiodora’s Letters: An Enslaved Woman’s Fight for Family and Freedom

      By Marcelo D’Salete; translated by Andrea Rosenberg

      Tiodora’s Letters: An Enslaved Woman’s Fight for Family and Freedom

      In 1860s Brazil, a slave attempts to find her loved ones.

      Poetry Review

      A Steady Eye for Sorrow

      By Laura Sheahen

      A Steady Eye for Sorrow

      A new collection features recently uncovered works by Lucille Clifton, Maryland’s late poet laureate.

      Book Review

      Ten Clear Days

      By Eric Beck Rubin

      Ten Clear Days

      An elderly matriarch and Holocaust survivor asserts her right to die.

      Book Review

      Israel: What Went Wrong?

      By Omer Bartov

      Israel: What Went Wrong?

      A Holocaust scholar levels the charge of genocide.

      Podcast

      Authors on Audio: Elliot Williams

      An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.

      The One That Got Away

      A Grief Observed

      Wally Lamb’s The River Is Waiting is both searing and sensitive.

      Book Review

      Inheritance: A Novel

      By Jane Park

      Inheritance: A Novel

      A young Canadian woman yearns to understand her immigrant parents’ past.