Book review: Race, privilege and toilet duty: Life at Harvard for a black freshman in 1959

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Published
March 29, 2020

Book review: Race, privilege and toilet duty: Life at Harvard for a black freshman in 1959

In 'The Last Negroes at Harvard,' Kent Garrett recalls his undergraduate days, and not fondly.
Published
March 29, 2020

Book review: In Tudor times, murder shadows the creation of magical stones

Bianca, the plucky heroine of 'The Alchemist of Lost Souls,' tries to unravel the crimes. In doing so, she puts herself in harm's way.
Published
March 29, 2020

Bedside Table

'Enter the Aardvark,' by Jessica Anthony. Little, Brown and Company, 192 pages. $26
Published
March 24, 2020

Albert Uderzo, a creator of French hero Asterix, dies at 92

The beloved comic book character Asterix captured the spirit of the Gauls of yore and grew a reputation worldwide.
Published
March 22, 2020

‘The Mirror and the Light’ is a masterful finale to Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell Trilogy

Mantel builds suspense by turning readers into alarmed onlookers as Cromwell meets his fate.
Published
March 22, 2020

How far will artists go to live the creative life?

Portlander Anne Elliott’s debut collection of interlinked short stories offers some answers.
Published
March 20, 2020

A few reading suggestions while you’re staying at home (hopefully) without the flu

What are we going to do as we hide out during the weeks, or possibly months it takes the COVID-19 storm to run its course?
Published
March 15, 2020

One local writer, two books, and two very different emotions

Charlotte Agell's latest publications for kids boldly address both joy and sorrow.
Published
March 10, 2020

Michael Schur’s `How to Be Good’ will be published in 2021

The creator of "The Good Place' is here to help.
Published
March 9, 2020

Barbara Neely, creator of 1st black female series sleuth, dies at 78

She was named the 2020 Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America.