Skip to main content

Features

Margaret Atwood, author of Old Babes in the Wood: Stories

Margaret Atwood’s collection of 15 stories --- some of which have appeared in The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine --- looks deeply into the heart of family relationships, marriage, loss and memory, and what it means to spend a life together. The two intrepid sisters of the title story grapple with loss and memory on a perfect summer evening; “Impatient Griselda” explores alienation and miscommunication with a fresh twist on a folkloric classic; and “My Evil Mother” touches on the fantastical, examining a mother-daughter relationship in which the mother purports to be a witch. At the heart of the collection are seven stories that follow a married couple across the decades, the moments big and small that make up a long life of uncommon love --- and what comes after.

Read more »

Week of March 4, 2024

Paperback releases for the week of March 4th include OLD BABES IN THE WOOD, a dazzling collection of short stories from Margaret Atwood that looks deeply into the heart of family relationships, marriage, loss and memory, and what it means to spend a life together; Emily Henry's HAPPY PLACE, a glittering and wise novel in which a couple who broke up months ago pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends; THE SOULMATE by Sally Hepworth, a thrilling, addictive book about marriage, betrayal and the secrets that push us to the edge; THE SENATOR'S WIFE, a seductive novel of psychological suspense from Liv Constantine in which a D.C. philanthropist suspects that her seemingly perfect employee is secretly plotting to steal her husband, her reputation --- even her life; and THE OTHER FAMILY DOCTOR by Karen Fine, DVM, a compelling memoir of one woman's dream to become a veterinarian.

Read more »