book review

Kathleen Murray's memoir 'Count It All Joy' chronicles raising a son with Down syndrome and autism — a Naperville mother's journey from fear to inner peace.

March 17, 2016 · 2 min read

Shubhli Bhalla reviews Ashwin Sanghi's The Krishna Key — a thriller weaving the legend of Krishna with modern-day murder and conspiracy.

February 23, 2015 · 3 min read

The 'Chai, Chat with Books' club reviews Gone Girl: Gillian Flynn's devilish thriller of a marriage gone bad, deceit, and two narrators you can't trust.

October 15, 2013 · 3 min read

Chatto and Windus published Khushwant Singh’s novel “Train to Pakistan” in 1956. It’s a 181-page novel and is available in both paperback and hardback. It’s…

March 22, 2012 · 3 min read

A reader's review of Jean Sasson's 'Princess' — the ghostwritten story of Princess Sultana and the appalling treatment of women in Saudi Arabia.

August 1, 2011 · 4 min read

Part travelogue, part confession: Gregory David Roberts' 2003 epic follows an escaped Australian convict into the slums and underworld of Bombay.

December 12, 2010 · 2 min read

Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers argues that success owes as much to timing, culture, and 10,000 hours as to talent. A review of the year's most enjoyable read.

December 2, 2010 · 2 min read

NPR's Rob Sachs wrote an irreverent guide to surviving life's daily indignities — clogged toilets, dog poop, and all. A review.

November 29, 2010 · 3 min read