The late author's now-classic "The Missionary Position," a takedown of Mother Teresa, resonates even louder today
Friday, Dec 14, 2012 3:25 PM UTC 12Hunter S. Thompson's wild ride of a book, "Screwjack," offers a blueprint to the writer's entire career
Thursday, Dec 6, 2012 8:30 PM UTCIn "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk," a reluctant hero examines the hypocrisy and tragedy of the Iraq War
Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 5:49 PM UTCIn a new military memoir, a gay veteran explains how damaging it was to hide his real self while serving
Thursday, Nov 22, 2012 5:00 PM UTCAuthor Victor LaValle brings the voice of Queens to this tale of a demon stalking a mental ward
Thursday, Nov 15, 2012 7:00 PM UTCNigerian poet Chinua Achebe was once Biafra's cultural ambassador. With this memoir, he is its defining historian
Thursday, Nov 8, 2012 8:00 PM UTCThe sequel to Justin Cronin's post-apocalyptic "The Passage" makes ideal listening in the aftermath of Sandy
Monday, Nov 5, 2012 5:05 PM UTCThe Haitian-American writer's well-researched, resonant work discovers how art can enable us to reclaim power
Thursday, Oct 25, 2012 7:15 PM UTCRob Inglis' delightfully avuncular unabridged reading of Tolkien's classic is finally available in the U.S.
Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 2:53 PM UTCS.L. Wisenberg's virtuosic, poignant book documents her battle with cancer and the malignant culture of dishonesty
Friday, Oct 12, 2012 2:22 PM UTCLibba Bray's sprawling supernatural epic sets a flapper on the hunt for a serial killer
Thursday, Oct 4, 2012 6:12 PM UTCThe actress narrates an essential new audiobook of "Slouching Towards Bethlehem," which has only deepened with time
Thursday, Sep 27, 2012 7:53 PM UTCEdoardo Ballerini shines narrating Jess Walter's novel, set during the filming of "Cleopatra"
Thursday, Sep 20, 2012 7:31 PM UTCThe audiobook of D.T. Max's new biography makes a sad ending all the more shocking
Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 7:58 PM UTCJim Broadbent lends his soulful voice to "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry"
Thursday, Sep 6, 2012 7:25 PM UTCIn Josh Kornbluth's "Red Diaper Baby" monologues, all things devolve to the absurd
Thursday, Aug 30, 2012 8:30 PM UTCLaura Lippman's "And When She Was Good" offers a convincing portrait of a suburban escort service operator
Thursday, Aug 23, 2012 6:45 PM UTCA fire at a Colorado nuclear weapons plant in 1969 could have wiped out the city, a new book contends
Thursday, Aug 16, 2012 6:15 PM UTC 22"The Vanishers" and "Arcadia," two novels about troubled communities, are illuminated by gifted narrators
Thursday, Aug 9, 2012 6:00 PM UTCHis latest, "A Hologram for the King," is part Michael Chabon, part David Mamet -- and a great audiobook experience
Thursday, Aug 2, 2012 7:45 PM UTCPage 2 of 3 in The Listener
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