Professor Peter Orner's new book The Gossip Columnist's Daughter (Little, Brown and Company, August 2025) was reviewed in the New York Times by Adam Langer, who states that "More than a novel, Peter Orner's 'The Gossip Columnist's Daughter' is a vibe" and "in his Orner-y fashion, the real author resists mining the case for its commercial potential." The article ends with the summation: "Instead, what he has constructed is a moody and engrossing meditation on the ephemerality of memory, the persistence of family myths and a haunting ode to a bygone Chicago. A memorable novel of the stories and people everybody has already forgotten." You can read the full review here.
Professor Orner’s New Book Reviewed in the NYT
Professor Orner's new book The Gossip Columnist's Daughter is reviewed in the New York Times.
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