Martin's Must-Reads: 'Land'
“The morning had been a long one. Liam and his father out since dawn. A north-westerly breeze has been at them for hours, scrupulous in its...
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20 of 38 episodesMartin's Must-Reads: 'Seek Immediate Shelter'
“Beckitt’s emergency began on a calm spring morning: an expansive chill in the air; the sun soaring over rangy, adolescent clouds; miles of...
Martin's Must-Reads: 'Upward Bound'
“I’ve spent plenty of time with Jorge. I probably understand his predicament better than the people whose job it is to handle him. Jorge and...
Martin's Must Reads: 'The Lincoln Highway'
“To Emmett, all the houses in this part of the country looked like they’d been dropped from the sky. The Watson house just looked like it’d...
Martin's Must-Reads: 'Go Gentle'
“I have one of the weirder jobs. I’m the recipient of a fellowship from the Lockwood Library, you know, the museum on Fifth Avenue.”
Martin's Must-Reads: 'Twice'
“In my long life - and it’s been far longer than anyone knows - I have leapt off a mountain in Spain, dived into a pool of sharks in Australi...
Martin's Must-Reads: 'Project Hail Mary'
“Chapter 1. 'What’s two plus two?' Something about the question irritates me. I’m tired. I drift back to sleep. A few minutes pass, then I h...
Martin's Must-Reads: 'Buckeye'
“Cal Jenkins was born in the spring of 1920 with one leg shorter than the other. Just two inches shorter, but that was enough to make plenty...
Martin's Must Reads: 'The Women in White'
“Although this book is a work of fiction, the quotes that appear in front of the chapters are all real and verifiable. Many of the cited jou...
Martin's Must-Reads: 'Isola'
“I still dream of birds. I watch them circle, dive into rough waves, and fly up to the sun. I call to them but hear no answer. Alone, I stan...
Martin's Must-Reads: 'Mad Mabel'
“It’s interesting to note that there are two groups of people who are rarely, if ever, suspected of murder. These groups are elderly women a...
Martin's Must-Reads: 'The Franchise'
“The Malicarn. The sixteenth winter in the reign of Queen Hannah. At night the master would invite the journeymen and apprentices to supper...
Martin's Must-Reads: 'The Golden Boy'
“When they built the retirement property on Maui then, and he told her abruptly and without warning that he wanted to sell their other house...
Martin's Must-Reads: 'A Crown of Stars'
“Alfred, the youngest, blond, stubborn, and adventurous. Inez, the middle child, blue-eyed, a dreamer who heard music in the woods no one el...
Martin's Must-Reads: 'The Oceans and the Stars'
“Stephen Rensselaer was named after the famous and sometimes infamous Hudson Valley Stephen Van Rensselaers of earlier times. But years befo...
Martin's Must-Reads: 'The Hitchhikers'
“Alice. July 5, 1976. The first time Alice saw them, they were walking side by side on the narrow gravel road that led into the RV park and...
Martin's Must-Reads: 'The Secret of Secrets'
“In a blinding flash, a frightening memory materialized in Gessner’s consciousness. She now realized where her physical body was lying at th...
Martin's Must-Reads: 'Enormous Wings'
“It’s…nice.” Max didn’t sound like he meant it. He hadn’t picked Vista View—that would be Alice again. We were standing a few feet from the...
Martin's Must-Reads: 'The Boys in the Boat'
“This book was born on a cold, drizzly, late spring day when I clambered over the split-rail cedar fence that surrounds my pasture and made...
Martin's Must-Reads: 'The Book of Lost Hours'
“Upstairs, Lisavet,” he said, reaching into his coat for the pocket watch. The old familiar brass was slick in his palm. His fingers fumbled...