The depth and richness of Norman Rush’s second novel, Mortals, give him his own shelf in the canon.

If you can find it, Hannah Green's posthumous book about Saint Foy -- along with her "near-perfect" novel -- will renew your sense of faith.

In Villages, John Updike remixes his recurring themes: male ego, adulterous sex, and the death of God. Has this once-brilliant riff become a shtick?

Why does Adam Bellow praise nepotism? He says it has nothing to do with his famous father. Really.

The Native Americans in "On the Rez" aren't noble savages, to be revered for their mystical connection to nature. For once, refreshingly, they're people.