Wolf at the Table by Adam Rapp
Readers will compare this novel to the books of Jonathan Franzen, and that comparison is right on....
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Author: Jason Rice
Everything, Nothing, Someone: a Memoir by Alice Carrière
Hearts shoot out of my eyes for this book; in fact, I’m in love with Alice Carrière’s memoir...
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The Guest by Emma Cline
“I subscribe to the law of contrary public opinion…if everyone thinks one thing, then I say, bet...
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The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt
The Librarianist Patrick deWitt Ecco. July 2023 on sale It’s hard to imagine the literary world...
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We Are Too Many, A Memoir (kind of) by Hannah Pittard and Other Thoughts
I might have read all the good books as a reader and reviewer. I’ve not done the latter since the...
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The Street Philosophy of Garry Winogrand By Geoff Dyer
Cellphones are the new cigarettes. It’s the only way I can figure out the burst of pixels that are...
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The Misfortune of Marion Palm by Emily Culliton
I had a chance to meet and talk to Emily Culliton this past summer during a busy and crowded...
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Bad Sex by Clancy Martin
You don’t read this book, it happens to you. The self-destruction on display in Bad Sex is...
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The Complete Patrick Melrose Novels: Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope, Mother’s Milk and At Last by Edward St. Aubyn
Edward St. Aubyn is a handsome man. Readers would be lying if they didn’t want to hang out with...
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Calf by Andrea Kleine
John Hinckley Jr. would probably write a mean autobiography. Since Publisher’s Weekly hasn’t...
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The Unfortunates by Sophie McManus
When someone tells me that there is a book about to be published that will remind me of Edward St....
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Interview with Laura Van Den Berg
Find Me, Laura van den Berg’s debut novel will go on sale 2-17-15, and as a kind of warm up for...
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Hollywood Frame by Frame by Karina Longworth
I have come to a conclusion that of all the information with which I am plagued, I find it very...
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Collections
I had this grand idea of reviewing a handful of short story collections, and then ran across Laura...
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Love Me Back by Merritt Tierce
Literary book publishing is a rarefied club to be sure. It is not every day that you come across a...
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The Laughing Monsters by Denis Johnson
It is hard to believe that I have only read a few books by Denis Johnson, and prior to The...
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Nobody Is Ever Missing by Catherine Lacey
FSG Originals is one of the few publishers still giving a home to new and exiting writers. If you...
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California by Edan Lepucki
Despite the fact that a certain television personality brought this book to the world’s...
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Terms & Conditions by Robert Glancy
A truly awesome book takes the reader by surprise, and you never see it coming. There are...
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Dept of Speculation by Jenny Offill
The title of this novel comes from the return address that the married couple in this wafer thin...
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The Pile Grows
The pile grows, and though I don’t have time to read all of these books, I want to mention them....
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The Heaven of Animals by David James Poissant
The first story in this collection entitled “Lizard Man” is a sharp and glorious concoction,...
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The Splendid Things We Planned by Blake Bailey
It is a rare thing to find me reading non-fiction. I tend to like the escape that fiction...
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My Favorite Books of 2013
I have struggled mightily with short story collections of late, because there are always a few...
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