Lauren B. Davis is the critically acclaimed author of such works as The Grimoire of Kensington Market, Against a Darkening Sky, The Empty Room, and Our Daily Bread.
Lauren B. Davis is the critically acclaimed author of such works as The Grimoire of Kensington Market, Against a Darkening Sky, The Empty Room, and Our Daily Bread.
Lauren B. Davis / TruthdigApr 3, 2015
Cynan Jones' powerful new novel uses the idea of the badger and the sett -- its den -- as an allegory "for the way we try to create a safe space for ourselves and the things we care for, and how some external force can break into and destroy that." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Lauren B. Davis / TruthdigDec 20, 2013
The new novel by Scotland's James Robertson, based on the Lockerbie bombing, is a thought-provoking portrayal of grief, loss, injustice and the tragedy of someone imprisoned by his certainty.The new novel by James Robertson, based on the Lockerbie bombing, is a thought-provoking portrayal of grief, loss, injustice and the tragedy of someone imprisoned by his certainty. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Lauren B. Davis / TruthdigJan 3, 2013
Since the founding of America, bankers have been a bit of a problem. Perhaps more so, J.R. Moehringer seems to say in his new novel "Sutton," than the honest, hardworking bank robber. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Lauren B. Davis / TruthdigDec 19, 2012
Georgina Harding's "Painter of Silence" is a disturbing portrait of war, seen through the eyes of a deaf artist.Georgina Harding's novel "Painter of Silence" is a disturbing portrait of war, seen through the eyes of a deaf artist. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Lauren B. Davis / TruthdigApr 27, 2012
Anne Tyler writes about ordinary, if eccentric, characters and their lives: marriage, sibling rivalry, resentments and losses. Her latest novel, "The Beginner's Goodbye," is filled with those moments of recognition that make reading such a pleasure.Anne Tyler's latest novel, "The Beginner's Goodbye," is filled with those moments of recognition that make reading such a pleasure. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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In this excerpt from Lauren B. Davis' new novel, “Our Daily Bread,” an elderly woman encounters two troubled boys and the question of whether we ever do enough to help others. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Lauren B. Davis / TruthdigNov 4, 2011
Pulitzer Prize winner Jeffrey Eugenides' third novel, "The Marriage Plot," set in 1982 at Brown University, is his attempt to "traffic in the same ideas" as Jane Austen and Henry James, with some social satire and meta-fiction mixed in. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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