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Set in Everett and Topsfield, Kayla Maiuri’s novel "Mother in the Dark" deals with a family's battle with mental illness. (Courtesy Riverhead Books/Nina Subin)

New novel 'Mother in the Dark' chronicles a family's struggle with mental illness

Bouncing between Everett, Topsfield and New York City, Kayla Maiuri's book reads more like a chronicle than a novel with a full narrative arc, says book critic Carol Iaciofano Aucoin.

The WBUR Read-In: High water in Appalachia

WBUR arts and culture fellow Lauren Williams recommends books about the history of the Appalachia region.

The WBUR Read-In: Wishing for rain

WBUR arts and culture fellow Lauren Williams recommends books that deal with extreme weather and drought.

The WBUR Read-In: Utopia

WBUR arts and culture fellow Lauren Williams recommends three books on utopia, world-building and reimagining.

Andrea Buchanan's novel 'Five-Part Invention' follows trauma's legacy through generations of a family

Written in the style of a musical invention, the author’s debut novel traces the long-hidden trauma of an elderly woman passed through five generations of women in her family.

Patrick Radden Keefe's essay collection showcases the illicit (and licit) lives of 'Rogues'

A dozen of the writer’s New Yorker articles have been packaged into "Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels, and Crooks," capturing his fascination with crime and corruption, family bonds,...

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New novel 'Mother in the Dark' chronicles a family's struggle with mental illness

The WBUR Read-In: High water in Appalachia

The WBUR Read-In: Wishing for rain

The WBUR Read-In: Utopia

Andrea Buchanan's novel 'Five-Part Invention' follows trauma's legacy through generations of a family

Patrick Radden Keefe's essay collection showcases the illicit (and licit) lives of 'Rogues'

The WBUR Read-In: Struggling artists

Author Ottessa Moshfegh crafts a medieval allegory about capitalism in 'Lapvona'

6 beach reads that provide a summer escape

The WBUR Read-In: On love

Ru Freeman probes her characters' private lives in 'Sleeping Alone'

Tom Perrotta returns to Green Meadow High in new novel 'Tracy Flick Can't Win'

The WBUR Read-In: Heat waves

In 'The Shores of Bohemia,' an author explores the Cape's history as a creative mecca

The WBUR Read-In: Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month

Author DeMisty Bellinger explores 'what ifs' in debut novel 'New To Liberty'

Steve Almond's 'All the Secrets of the World' is a messy, maximalist social novel

Novel 'Little Rabbit' is a moving exploration of desire and identity

The WBUR Read-In: Our changing climate

The WBUR Read-In: Bearing witness