Latest from Bethanne PatrickBooksReviewNew novels take old favorites for a spin"Elektra," "Darling Girl" and "How to Be Eaten" reimagine Greek myth, "Peter Pan" and various fairy tale characters.May 21, 2022BooksReviewIn ‘Bright Burning Things,’ an alcoholic mother must choose between drinking and her sonLisa Harding’s novel gives authentic voice to a modern woman’s alcoholism.December 13, 2021Books10 books to read in DecemberMemoirs, cookbooks and biographies make great gifts.November 30, 2021BooksReviewIn ‘The Pessimists,’ privilege collides with desperationBethany Ball’s novel follows three couples who pin their hopes on a twee private school.November 9, 2021Books10 books to read in NovemberGary Shteyngart, Louise Erdrich and Neal Stephenson all have new books this month.November 2, 2021BooksReviewIn ‘The Swank Hotel,’ a family falls apart, and so does the worldLucy Corin’s discursive family drama is set against the backdrop of the 2008 financial crisis.October 19, 2021Books10 books to read in OctoberJonathan Franzen and Susan Orlean have new books coming.September 28, 2021BooksReviewThe post-apocalyptic world of Joy Williams’s ‘Harrow’ reads like a cautionary taleWilliams’s urgent novel takes place on the shore of a rotting lake, where a group of eco-warriors has gathered.September 23, 2021BooksReviewIn Liane Moriarty’s ‘Apples Never Fall,’ a mother disappears and a family falls to piecesMoriarty tells a fresh, juicy tale about four siblings and their tennis-obsessed parents.September 16, 2021Books10 books to read in SeptemberSally Rooney, Colson Whitehead and Richard Powers all have new novels.August 31, 2021Load more