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Richard Russo won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel Empire Falls and millions have followed the saga of Donald “Sully” Sullivan. Richard Russo discusses Somebody’s Fool, the third book in his North Bath trilogy.

Cristina García discusses her latest novel, Vanishing Maps. The novel follows the del Pino family we first met in García's first novel, Dreaming in Cuban.

A review of the novel 'Home Reading Service' by Fabio Morábito

Isabel Allende's novel traces the ripple effects of war and immigration on one child in Europe in 1938 and another in El Salvador in 2019. Each finds refuge in the U.S.

Luis Alberto Urrea's latest novel is based on his mother’s experiences working with the Red Cross behind the front lines during World War II.

When a mall that has been the town’s gathering place for decades is scheduled to close down, the community must face the ways they live their lives. Karin Lin-Greenberg discusses her novel, You Are Here.

Nicole Chung discusses her book, A Living Remedy—a profound ode to her parents that also shows the failures of our country's health-care system.

Andrew Porter discusses his story collection 'The Disappeared.'

The Kudzu Queen by Mimi Herman is a novel set in Cooper County, North Carolina in 1941. When a handsome stranger comes to town touting the powers of kudzu crops, everyone falls for his charms. No one realizes the negative side of the invasive plant or the dark side of the stranger.

Peter Orner and Yvette Benavides discuss ‘With Reference to an Incident at a Bridge’ by William Maxwell.