One of the sharpest pleasures of encountering new fiction can come from knowing almost nothing about it, or its author, in advance. In fact it’s often best that way.

A wife wakes her husband up and says,“ I dreamed you brought me the most beautiful diamond earrings. What do you suppose that means? He smiles.“ You'll find out tonight.”.

A wife wakes her husband up and says, "I dreamed you brought me the most beautiful diamond earrings. What do you suppose that means?" ...

Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising new titles — fiction and nonfiction — to consider in February.

Chihaya’s version of bibliophobia grew out of the fear of one book in particular—the monograph that her career demanded and ...

As Imperial Russia and Habsburg-ruled Austria-Hungary began to succumb, a small group of Czech and Slovak combat veterans stranded in Siberia saw an opportunity to realize their long-held dream of ...

There’ll be enough to keep everyone engaged in this novel which delves into the meaning and meaninglessness of everyday living with an intensity that can rarely be captured. The Book of Exodus ...

CHICAGO — A Chicagoan who calls herself a lover of words is daring people to dream and not give up on love. Poet Jennifer Ollie’s second book, “Dreams,” is a collection of poems about what ...

Since then, she’s written essays, a memoir and a children’s book. Now, after 12 years, her long-awaited fourth novel, “Dream Count,” arrives. It tells the story of four women — a ...