Mary Pols

Me on the new Stewart O'Nan, Ocean State, for @nytimesbooks gorgeous illustration by Karlotta Freir. @LizEgan https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/08/books/review/ocean-state-stewart-onan.html?searchResultPosition=1

Mary Pols

In her latest novel, “Sam,” Allegra Goodman delivers a portrait of a girl at risk that shimmers with an unusual intimacy and depth.

Mary Pols

…this is an ambitious novel, illuminating the complexities of racial identity, particularly what it means to be Black in Hollywood no matter the era. It’s the kind of book that makes you want to know more about Hollywood’s hidden history.

Mary Pols

“Pieces of Blue” goes off the rails in its wild last act, but… it checks a lot of boxes, including the alluring Hawaii setting. The novel’s best feature is Sloan’s poignant and amusing glimpses into the children’s interior lives as they grieve and build new lives for themselves.

Mary Pols

With its minimalist plot, “The Celebrants” has the vibe of a late-career Garry Marshall movie, but with a better-than-usual script.

Mary Pols

Last month I wrote a short but glowing review of Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane for @people and this AM was so thrilled to listen to @MaureenCorrigan's take on it, which nailed its lack of pretense but brilliance (and compared her to Ann Patchett, very apt).

Mary Pols

This weird, lovely and sweetly satisfying novel has a lot in common with the 1990s rom-coms Clover likes to sedate herself with after a patient dies. It’s engaging and accessible… and Brammer’s take on death and grieving profound enough to feel genuinely instructional.

Mary Pols

No review of Cormac McCarthy's The Passenger can touch this one by John Jeremiah Sullivan in @nytimesbooks - he captures completely all that's wrong (and right) with it. Whoever assigned him (@gilbertcruz?), thank you. https://t.co/gNDmEWgtEJ

Mary Pols

I'm so proud of my friend @Kathryn_Miles for writing "Trailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders" - it is riveting true crime and I'm convinced Kate did in fact solve the case. Out May 3. https://t.co/xKxJ1tlVKA