Just Call Me Superhero by Alina Bronsky
If you haven’t heard of Russian-born author Alina Bronsky hopefully by the end this review you’ll...
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Author: James Costa
J: A novel by Harold Jacobson
J: A novel by Harold Jacobson is a 2014 Booker Prize Finalist. It’s a novel about something that...
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Stone Mattress: Nine Tales by Margaret Atwood
Summer is over, kids are back to school, and the summer beach books that you read sit on your...
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The Bone Clocks
Having attended this years’s BEA, one thing that I will remember about it is the literary author...
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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage is certainly a book you can judge by its...
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The Children’s Act by Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan”s newest novel The Children Act is certainly timely and may be a predictor of things to...
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Sweetness #9 by Stephan Eirik Clark
You are what you eat, and after reading Stephan Eirik Clark’s Sweetness #9, you may be looking...
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The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
Chosen as one of this year’s Top Ten Buzz Books at Book Expo America, The Miniaturist by Jessie...
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Dear Committee Member by Julie Schumacker
Dear Reader, I want to recommend the funniest book you will read all year. Dear Committee...
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Young God by Katherine Faw Morris
Katherine Faw Morris has a lot to say and decided to say it in as few words as possible in her...
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The Last Illusion by Porochista Khakpour
The Last Illusion by Porochista Khakpour is based on a legend from the medieval Persian epic the...
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Fourth of July Creek by Smith Henderson
I’ll say this upfront. I’m not a fan of books about guys being rough and tough because they come...
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Summer House with Swimming Pool by Herman Koch
Ever wonder what your doctor is really thinking about you when he is giving you a physical? Is he...
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The Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker
It’s that time of year again, worrying about your body looking good in a bathing suit, making sure...
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Dispute Over a Very Italian Piglet by Amara Lakhous
Being an animal person I couldn’t resist picking up Algerian born writer’s latest novel...
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The Storied Live fo A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Is it me or recently are there lot of books being written about booksellers, book lovers, and...
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Frog Music by Emma Donoghue
I’ll admit I may be the only person on earth who did not love Emma Donoghue’s book club bonanza...
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The Bosnia List By Kenan Trebincevic
I’ve read lots of books about the war in the former Yugoslavia; in fact there are three...
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Trieste by Dasa Drndic
Reading Dasa Drndic’s novel Trieste is not easy. She has decided to tell the story of Haya...
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An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine
Imagine a world where you spend close to your entire life translating a book a year into your...
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Carthage by Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates’ 40th novel Carthage is one that you’ll either love or hate. This reviewer...
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Orfeo by Richard Powers
The year has just begun and Richard Power’s stunning new novel Orfeo will certainly end up on my...
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The Girl With A Clock For A Heart by Peter Swanson
Can you blame a debut author for writing a book with the intention of continuing his story in...
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The Way Of All Fish by Martha Grimes
According to the book jacket for The Way of All Fish, Martha Grimes has published at least one...
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