Bookworm

Jen Craig discusses writing “Panthers and the Museum of Fire,” a short and expansive book that feels immense, rich and complex.

Dunce, by Mary Ruefle, finds meaning everywhere.

Douglas Stuart’s “Shuggie Bain” is not a book to miss.

The eerie realism of Charles Baxter reaches an apotheosis in his new novel, “The Sun Collective.”

Nicole Krauss speaks about subconscious magic and realism combining through the art of writing, and her new book of short stories, “To Be a Man.”

Mauro Javier Cárdenas discusses reimagining narrative possibilities with his new book, “Aphasia."

Douglas Stuart’s “Shuggie Bain” is not a book to miss.

Charles Yu’s "Interior Chinatown" is a contemporary novel about dealing with the difficulty of being whoever you are. 

Marilynne Robinson’s “Jack” is a book that Bookworms have been eager to read: the fourth volume of her multi-award-winning Gilead novels.

Walter Mosley’s “The Awkward Black Man” is a new book of short stories that brings readers into the middle of the experience of people today.

Barbara Kingsolver discusses crossing genres of writing and her second book of poetry, “How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons).”

Seventy-one-year-old Jorge Luis Borges as seen through the eyes of twenty-one-year-old Jay Parini in “Borges and Me: An Encounter.”

“How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton,” edited by Aracelis Girmay, is a literary special treat.

Mitch Sisskind discusses writing humorous poetry and his new book, “Collected Poems 2005-2020."

Henri Cole is a really sensational poet even for people who may not think poetry can be sensational. He works for the universe and he discusses his new book of poems “Blizzard” on Bookworm.

Sarah Shun-lien Bynum’s “Likes” is a layered book of nine short stories.

Several kinds of novels in one, Edmund White’s “A Saint from Texas” is so good you might forget a novel can be this good.

Elizabeth Wetmore’s “Valentine” is an impressive demonstration of the power of the voices of women.

Elizabeth Wetmore discusses her debut novel, “Valentine,” and Southern conservatism that wants to steer clear of the uglier parts of life.

Life and story go hand in hand in Margot Livesey’s “The Boy in the Field.”