Recent content from Claude Peck
Review: 'Antiquities,' by Cynthia Ozick
FICTION: An old man tells the story of a remarkable childhood friend in Ozick's new novella.
Review: 'The Prophets,' by Robert Jones Jr.
FICTION: A powerful debut novel about a forbidden union on a cotton plantation.
Review: 'The Sun Collective,' by Charles Baxter
FICTION: The prosaic and the uncanny work together in Charles Baxter's new novel.
Review: 'Memorial,' by Bryan Washington
FICTION: Bryan Washington's debut novel has a lot going for it, but his 2019 story collection is a hard act to follow.
Review: 'Enemy of All Mankind,' by Steven Johnson
NONFICTION: An adventure-filled life that feels plucked from swashbuckling fiction.
Review: 'The Scientist and the Spy,' by Mara Hvistendahl
NONFICTION: It's the FBI vs. the Chinese in Iowa farm fields. What are they seeking? High-quality seeds.
Review: 'Girl,' by Edna O'Brien
FICTION: Kidnapped schoolgirl endures epic hardships in Africa.
Review: 'Year of the Monkey,' by Patti Smith
NONFICTION: Patti Smith's road memoir starts slowly, but sharpens and builds as she goes.
REVIEW: 'Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee,' by Casey Cep
NONFICTION: After decades of silence, novelist Harper Lee set out to write a nonfiction book about a serial killer.
Review: 'Mama's Boy: A Story From Our Americas,' by Dustin Lance Black
NONFICTION: Oscar winner recalls childhood of hardship and abuse and seeks healing.