18 Brilliant Books for Fall
Gary Shteyngart's novel about a boorish Wall Streeter on a hilarious and heartbreaking trip across America, an education from historian Jill Lepore on the narrative of the United States, mind-expanding works of pulp fiction and philosophy, and more.
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The Silence of the Girls
By Pat Barker
304 pages;
Doubleday
The Booker Prize–winning author sings the rage of Briseis, captive queen of Lyrnessus and Achilles' "prize," in her fiercely feminist retelling of the Iliad.
— Michelle Hart
Published 09/21/2018