Sarah Laurence

Return to Valetto by Dominic Smith is a virtual vacation to one of my favorite places in the world. Years ago my parents rented an Umbrian...

After reviewing novels for 15 years and plotting my own, it's not often that a book surprises me, but Cleyvis Natera 's  Neruda on t...

To celebrate Hanukkah, my family lights the menorah for eight nights; my husband makes the most delicious latkes (potato pancakes), and I ha...

If you loved All the Light We Cannot See as much as I did, you'll be delighted to hear that Anthony Doerr will be releasing a new and ...

Salomé and a furry friend, photo by Elena To research a novel about Jewish refugees in the Dominican Republic during World War II, I've ...

Although Small Island is now one of my favorite historical novels, I was so disappointed by how one character treated other people that I q...

This historical novel by Nobel Prize author Mario Vargas Llosa is absolutely brilliant in content, craft, and (dare I say) execution. The F...

To get inspiration for my work-in-progress about Jewish refugees in the Dominican Republic during World War II, I've been binge-reading...

Lily King's recipe for  Writers & Lovers will entice all readers :  start with raw, confessional honesty, add a passion for gourmet ...

I usually try to match my vacation reading to the destination so being stuck at home this year was well timed. Twelve years ago, I'd dev...

Who else is dreaming of traveling to Italy?  I Give It to You is a most appropriately titled book for a virtual vacation. Even better for...

A Blue Morpho butterfly in her prime. In 1960 Julia Alvarez was ten-years-old when her family fled the Dominican Republic for the USA...

Playa Sosúa in the Dominican Republic Inspired by her Dominican mother,   Angie Cruz  decided to write a realistic novel about immigrati...