(Photo by Lisa Wolfe) SARAH LYALL, author of The Anglo Files, grew up in New York City and writes for the New York Times in London. She lives there with her husband, the writer Robert McCrum, and their two daughters. She recommends: The Forever War by Dexter Filkins (Knopf) A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry (Vintage) Consider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster Wallace(Little Brown)

(Photo by Lisa Wolfe)

SARAH LYALL, author of The Anglo Files, grew up in New York City and writes for the New York Times in London. She lives there with her husband, the writer Robert McCrum, and their two daughters. She recommends:

  • The Forever War by Dexter Filkins (Knopf)
  • A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry (Vintage)
  • Consider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster Wallace
    (Little Brown)