Twenty notable books about troubled romances

Chris Bohjalian's newest novel is The Light in the Ruins.

When Bookreporter.com asked him to curate a bookshelf, he decided on a "corner of the library... for the Doomed Lovers --- or, at least, for those lovers who will need a whole lot of luck for their romance to survive."

One of the 20 books he tagged:

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker.

Learn about another novel on Bohjalian's list.

View the video trailer for The Golem and the Jinni and visit Helene Wecker's website.

Writers Read: Helene Wecker.

The Page 69 Test: The Golem and the Jinni.

--Marshal Zeringue