Wolf at the Table by Adam Rapp
Readers will compare this novel to the books of Jonathan Franzen, and that comparison is right on....
Tag: fiction
The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt
The Librarianist Patrick deWitt Ecco. July 2023 on sale It’s hard to imagine the literary world...
Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
When a deeply-flawed tell-all biography of the late artist X is released, her widow, CM Lucca,...
On the Horizon: February 2023
I’ve got a pile of books on my desk and in my e-reader, so let’s take a look at what...
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded time.…
The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan
The Man on the Run story has become something of an archetype for the modern thriller. or is it a cliché?…
Godspeed by Nickolas Butler
Bart, Teddy, and Cole are the team behind True Triangle Construction, a small-time outfit struggling to get over the hump to real projects.…
Fugitives of the Heart by William Gay
Fugitives of the Heart is the last of William Gay’s posthumous, stolen novels. You can read the story about that in the introduction by Sonny Brewer, a welcome addition to the literature on Gay.…
The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood
If you are looking for a novel that makes you feel good about life, the world, and yourself, DO...
The State We’re In by Ann Beattie
Ann Beattie’s new short story collection is entitled The State We’re In. It’s a collection of...
The Lower Quarter by Elise Blackwell
Sometimes I find a novel that so successfully melds place, character, and story it is hard to...
The Lower Quarter by Elise Blackwell – The First 1000 Words
Clay pulled the second drawer of his filing cabinet out as far as it would go and removed from the...
