The old adage about lightning comes to mind. I was one of the readers for whom Andrew Sean Greer's last novel, "Less," was a uproarious surprise hit. Not that I hadn't liked previous Greer novels, but ...

If there are beach books in San Francisco – brrr – this summer's ought to be "Less." The latest novel by San Franciscan Andrew Sean Greer, "Less" (Lee Boudreux Books/Little, Brown) is a book that has ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. “I couldn’t read more than a page of ‘Last of the Mohicans,’” says the novelist, whose new book is “Less Is Lost.” “Not only is it ...