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Maureen Corrigan
Book Critic, Fresh Air
Squeeze in one last summer read: Here are 3 suspense thrillers to choose from
Maureen Corrigan | Aug 25, 2026, 3:39 PM UTC
If you're looking for an end-of-summer escape you can't go wrong with The Intrigue, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Under the Falls, by Richard Russo, or The Blue Flame, by George Pelecanos.
In 'Etna,' a canine narrator delivers a poignant anti-war messageMaureen Corrigan | Aug 17, 2026, 7:13 PM UTC
You know the Mayflower. What about the White Lion? Here's the story of 'Two Ships'Maureen Corrigan | Jul 3, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
If you plan to catch up on reading this summer, start with these 3 booksMaureen Corrigan | Jun 15, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
Mary Beard illuminates the ancient world -- and our own -- in 'Talking Classics'
As a classics professor, Beard has spent her career pondering life in the ancient world. The central question of her latest book is: What on earth was it like to be there?
Maureen Corrigan | Jun 2, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC
In the 'biggest book giveaway in history' WWII soldiers received pocket-sized reads
The books had to be light and small enough to fit in servicemen's pockets. The motto of the Council on Books in Wartime was: "Books Are Weapons in the War of Ideas."
Maureen Corrigan | May 25, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
New novels from Elizabeth Strout and 'Pemi Aguda are lonely and enchanting
Aguda's novel, One Leg on Earth, follows a young woman in Nigeria facing an unintended pregnancy. The Things We Never Say, by Strout, centers on a high school teacher leading a secret life of sadness.
Maureen Corrigan | May 13, 2026, 5:59 PM UTC
3 spring novels star trad wives, grown-up boy band fans, and a pregnant septuagenarian
Looking for a read that's complicated, gutsy and entertaining? Maureen Corrigan recommends Yesteryear, by Caro Claire Burke; American Fantasy, by Emma Straub; and Enormous Wings, by Laurie Frankel.
Maureen Corrigan | Apr 30, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC
Move over, Mr. Ripley. 'I Am Agatha' is a delightfully duplicitous debut
Nancy Foley's deviously-plotted novel centers on an aging artist in New Mexico. Brutally dismissive of anyone who disagrees with her, Agatha is a perfectly engaging (if unreliable) narrator.
Maureen Corrigan | Apr 10, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC