From that synesthetic description of the suitcase (“a smooth shellacked surface with yellow stitching underneath the glaze…Ann Lord could almost … Continue reading Susan Minot’s Evening

Much as in her collection of short stories, Interpreter of Maladies, the emotional force of Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel, The Namesake, … Continue reading Review of The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

In periods of personal crisis and upheaval, my first response is to find a quiet place and think. I’m not … Continue reading Why Be Good

Those who loved the understated, quiet prose of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus will not be disappointed by her second … Continue reading Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie