In “The Silence of the Girls,” Pat Barker channels the voices of the women in the “Iliad,” treated as sexual treasure to be raped by conquering warriors.
Irad Kimhi has never held a tenured position or published even a journal article. Yet his ideas have earned him a towering reputation and now he’s finally published a book.
“Presto and Zesto in Limboland,” a collaboration with the writer and director Arthur Yorinks, weaves a zany tale out of 10 inimitably Sendakian images.
After Robert B. Parker died, Reed Coleman took over writing his Jesse Stone mystery series, bringing his vivid, distinctive style but staying true to Parker’s characters.