The pandemic made it hard for C Pam Zhang to enjoy the success of her debut novel. But it helped inspire her lush, dystopian follow-up, 'Land of Milk and Honey.'
Ann Patchett's ninth novel, 'Tom Lake,' distills the soul of her work and her life her welcoming bookstore, her fear of distractions and her lack of regrets.
In Caitlin Shetterly's novel 'Pete and Alice in Maine' a financier and his family flee New York City's 2020 COVID emergency and struggle to stay together.