Valerie Sayers

Three superb novels considering religious practice crossed my line of vision this year. I'm delighted to recommend all three.

Readers may find themselves broken open by Martha Gies's beautiful, devastating, ebullient essay collection.

Anne Enright's new book explores the tumultuous nature of family relationships, abandonment, and sexuality.

“When Sonny died, I hadn’t stepped foot in a church in twenty years. Not to get married, not while I was going through chemo, not when my husband left me.”

Bernardine Evaristo’s ‘Manifesto’ offers a clear, spirited account of the author’s experience as a biracial woman in the publishing world.