Green and his prankish teens seek meaning in ‘Looking for Alaska’ (2005)
Throwback Thursday (Book review): Green’s debut novel pulls off the neat trick of making its title character both ephemeral and believable.
Books
‘Trust Exercise’ (2019) a masterful triptych about broken adult-child trust
Book club book report: Via traumatized, reflective victims, Choi pens a sharp back-door analysis of how abusers maintain industry power.
‘Ink Black Heart’ (2022) explores seediest corners of social media
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): J.K. Rowling’s sixth Cormoran Strike mystery shows the disturbing influence of anonymous internet trolls.
Rowling warms up a cold case in fifth Strike novel, ‘Troubled Blood’ (2020)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Rowling’s prose is so good that she’s able to keep a mystery fascinating at quadruple the page count of a typical genre piece.
‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ (2019) introduces young readers to the genre
Book club book report: Despite its basic nature, Holly Jackson’s debut novel is a page-turning whodunit for adults, too.
‘Lethal White’ (2018) another killer entry in Rowling’s Strike saga
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The author digs into the absurdities and intrigues of mid-level British politicians in the fourth Cormoran Strike entry.
Rowling goes dark for third Galbraith novel ‘Career of Evil’ (2015)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The third Cormoran Strike novel is as much a treatise on evil men lurking in society as it is a whodunit.
Rowling reveals dark side in Galbraith novel ‘Silkworm’ (2014)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The second Cormoran Strike novel solidifies the “Harry Potter” author as an A-list mystery scribe.
‘Homebodies’ (2023) a personal dive into modern office politics
Book club book report: Tembe Denton-Hurst bears her soul in a debut novel about a wronged woman who is sympathetic in part because she’s far from perfect.
Mean-girl mystery ‘She Started It’ (2023) a killer start to career
Book club book report: Though it’s obviously a debut novel, Sian Gilbert shows a knack for mystery plotting and insight into narcissists.