Mention Lily King to a group of readers and eyes light up. The handful of novels she has published since her 1999 debut, “The Pleasing Hour,” have elevated her into the company of cherished authors ...

Lily King's new book "Heart the Lover" is out now. (Author photo courtesy Eloise King-Clements; book cover courtesy Grove Atlantic) In her new novel “Heart the Lover,” set in the 1980s and present day ...

Earlier this month, I kept picking up and putting down Lily King's new novel, Heart the Lover. I love King's writing but the opening section was hard for me to take — not in a grisly Cormac McCarthy ...

The Egyptian Lover started out as a D.J. in Lafayette, Louisiana then moved to Los Angeles with Uncle Jam's Army doing dances at the L.A. Sports Arena with over 10,000 party people. The Egyptian Lover ...

Lily King’s new novel, “Heart the Lover,” is a profoundly affecting story of romantic entanglement by a master of the genre. By Lauren Christensen Lauren Christensen is an editor at the Book Review ...

As a therapist who believes in the power of books and films to heal, I pay attention when a client mentions a book that moved him. When several clients mention the same book, I take notice. And when, ...

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