Parent are mysterious creatures, at least from the perspective of their children. I doubt any […]
Dinner at the Center of the Earth, by Nathan Englander
There are a lot of people trying to escape in Nathan Englander’s Dinner at the Center […]
The Round House, by Louise Erdrich
Louise Erdrich’s The Round House is one of the few perfect books I’ve ever read. I […]
Impossible Views of the World, by Lucy Ives
Perhaps the only immutable rule of writing is not wasting the reader’s time. Lucy Ives […]
The History of Bees, by Maja Lunde
Bees have fascinated humans for centuries, I suppose, because it’s unsettling to see such small […]
Among the Survivors, by Ann Z. Leventhal
I don’t mind unlikeable characters. As long as I can understand their actions, I can […]
No One is Coming to Save Us, by Stephanie Powell Watts
I’ve seen No One is Coming to Save Us, by Stephanie Powell Watts, described by reviewers […]
Rebellion, by Molly Patterson
Thoreau was only half right when he said that “The mass of men live lives […]
Live from Cairo, by Ian Bassingthwaighte
There are some jobs I know I could never perform: therapist, dental hygienist, anything to […]
The Hideout, by Egon Hostovský
Egon Hostovský’s The Hideout, originally published in the mid-1940s, is another Central European novella rescued from obscurity […]