Roundup: Mark Haddon, David Maraniss, and More

By Mark Athitakis

Heller McAlpin reviews Mark Haddon’s novel The Red House for NPR.org. Craig Seligman reviews David Maraniss’ Barack Obama: The Story for Bloomberg. Steve Weinberg reviews William J. Cobb’s novel The

Roundup: Amazon, Donald Hall, D.A. Powell, and More

By Mark Athitakis

Steve Wasserman considers Amazon’s influence on bookselling and the publishing industry in the Nation. Heller McAlpin reconsiders Donald Hall’s Life Work, “an inspiring paean to absorbing, fulfilling work,” for the