The Maze at Windermere by Gregory B. SmithBeautifully constructed, beautifully written. Read this book if you haven’t yet. The best book about the horrors of the Palestinian occupation that I've read in a very very long time. I have lots of favorites, but she is really stupendous. Hilarious and tragic all at once. I picked this up one evening before bed. But I believe that if you are novelist, you must read and you must read fiction. A conversation between Star Trek: Picard Season 1 showrunner Michael Chabon and fellow Picard writer Ayelet Waldman. It's not that I didn't enjoy this book. A delivery from Best Coast Burritos arrived to Kaiser Hospital in Oakland on April 3. So real! Insanely awesome. Started Early, Took my Dog by Kate Atkinson In this episode of Insights at the Edge, […] Once again I find myself reading for work (as ever). Never will I let this happen again. I have been touring endlessly for Love & Treasure, meeting amazing readers in far flung places. Also, Donald Trump is president, so I would much rather live in the world of fiction than reality. Left of the Bang by Claire Lowdon I think my favorite of her books. She is the author of A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life. To say he is an inspiration is so completely trite, but so completely true. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood And I read some great ones. Myself and I by Constance A. Newline The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo IshiguroHe was just a kid when he wrote this, and yet his depiction of an elderly woman is spot on. The most fun reading all summer. I swear I'm not being arrogant (I'm far too full of self-loathing for that) when I say that my World War 2 related book is simply better than this one. The Perfect Nanny by Leila SlimaniScared the living shit out of me. Family Life by Akhil Sharma Ayelet Waldman is a former federal public defender, current adjunct professor at UC Berkeley Law School, and a bestselling author. Noonday by Pat Barker Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning by Claire DedererIt’s really peculiar and unsettling how similar parts of her life history are to my own. The Female Persuasion by Meg WolitzerAll I ever want to do is live in the worlds that Meg creates. Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple I've seen it twice and both times it was astonishing. EisslerThe author is completely obsessed and his theories are nuts, but it's fascinating. I couldn't put it down for a minute. Look Alive Out There by Sloane CrosleyHer life in letters is as enviably glitzy and glorious as on instagram. Things don’t happen for reasons, people don’t act in ways that make sense. The Photographer's Wife by Suzanne JoinsonA little slow, but lovely. The female cop is one of the best characters I've ever read. Dinner at the Center of the Earth by Nathan EnglanderHis best yet. The Incest Diary by AnonymousOy. I had to read this in short bursts. Mischling by Affinity KonarThis book is terrifying and really good. I wonder if there are others out there who had the same experience over the past long, unhappy months. It's shocking how little I remember. If so, talk about a win, win, win, win situation. Astonishing story, very well told. Harder for me to focus on. Commonwealth by Ann Patchett Consequences by Penelope Lively It's that good! She's incredible. Eileen by Ottessa MoshfeghWhat does it say about me that I identified so completely with Eileen? He's one of my favorite writers. Ghostwritten by David MitchellMitchell is probably one of my favorite writers. The story, too. Actors and photographers and graphic designers oh my. I hate that I'm missing books! Author of A Really Good Day The Hundred Year House by Rebecca Makkai Victor Tausk's Suicide by K.R. Woefully under appreciated. Buy it NOW. Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 by Francine Prose Weird and wonderful. I fucking LOVED this novel. Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn WardStunning. Read it. And that's all I can remember. All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders Tore my heart out by the roots. A remarkable feat of research and empathy. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel So here's another update! The Nest by Cynthia D'aprix Sweeney I adored this book. I loved this. I could have used another 100 pages though. Exit West by Mohsin HamidSomehow Mohsin managed even before this horrific election to write exactly the book we would all need to meet. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. On Immunity by Eula Biss The husband-wife team have signed a multi-year … The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro TanizakiOne of my favorite books that I’ve read in the past year or so. White Tears by Hari KunzruWeird and wonderful. I adore this book. Trial by Fire by Gerry Spence Waldman said she got an email from a local restaurateur asking people to order takeout to help support the business during "shelter in place" policies prohibiting usual dine-in options. The world is full of marvelous fiction. I'm a sucker for an immigrant tale, especially one which features people from India. Underground Airlines by Ben H. WintersHow much do you think it sucks to publish this the same year that Colson publishes Underground Railroad? Amazing as ever. Fucking incredible. What has it brought us besides Donald Trump? This distracted me for a bit. If you like to read fluff at the beach, say, this is ideal. God Help the Child by Toni MorrisonPlease let Ms. Morrison keep writing for a few more years at least! The Unfortunates by Sophie McManus It’s a slice of life that’s so foreign and so delicious. I was distracted by the music (I'm not so into music) but whatever. Complicated and difficult but worth persevering. (Those writers who say they don't read so that they aren't "influenced by other writers' style?" Forest Dark by Nicole KraussTakes erudition to a whole new level. Fascinating and beautifully constructed and written. Juicy and maddening in the best way. Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay 12K likes. Ayelet Waldman's New Book Is More Than a Holocaust Novel It would be a mistake to call Love and Treasure a Holocaust novel, although it is that, too. Still, maybe a paucity of books but all of them amazing. The Divorce Papers by Susan Rieger There is not doubt this is well written and charming. But I'm not sure how this is a novel and not a short story. I don't know about you, but it's been hard for me to focus on fiction, what with the American democracy coming to a fiery and horrible end. Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf Nutshell by Ian McEwanI would read McEwan's grocery list. Love. It’s a way to prop up local … I guess I just expected to be utterly blown away. Chabon and Ayelet … The Sparsholt Affair by Alan HollinghurstAgain, I think this might be one of my favorite writers. She is the master. She's such an amazing writer. I so much prefer to read an actual book. Waldman has been crowdsourcing donations to buy meals from struggling restaurants, then delivering them to hospital emergency rooms. A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James The Darkroom by Susan FaludiThis book will blow your fucking mind. I was such a nudnik with Michael's editor at Harper Collins that she finally let me have a galley of this book. I read, but with less focus and pleasure than normal. A few years ago I was reading Pro Publica, one of my favorite news magazines,…” • See 1,041 photos and videos on their profile. 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