Lawrence Wright’s new thriller deals with the effects of a killer pandemic.
Diane Scharper
Diane Scharper teaches poetry and memoir for the Johns Hopkins University Osher Program. She is the author of several books including Radiant, Prayer/Poems.
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Review: Ann Patchett’s liars and questionable saints
In this book, Danny commits lies of omission as he does not tell his sister how much he hates their mother for essentially leaving them to whatever fate throws their way.
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Review: A novel analyzes the effects of suicide
Sigrid Nunez mines the effect of suicide on family, friends and even the pet dog in her National Book Award winner, The Friend.
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Nothing is as it seems in this new World War II novel.
Michael Ondaatje’s new novel blends elements of John le Carré and Joseph Conrad.
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Daniel in the lions’ den: A Berrigan biography
Daniel Berrigan, S.J., went from a poet to an activist, and turned activism into poetry.
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A Suicide and Other Deaths
Diane Scharper reviews “There Your Heart Lies” by Mary Gordon.
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A series of short stories that encounter spirituality in a refreshing, beautiful way
McFarlane says that she is “drawn to moments when people do things that are mysterious even to themselves.” The best-realized stories here are charged with these moments.