Along with the quest to find one’s purpose in life, the next biggest challenge a […]
The Atlas of Forgotten Places, by Jenny D. Williams
Atonement is one of the most difficult things for people to achieve, more so when […]
The Shadow Land, by Elizabeth Kostova
Elizabeth Kostova’s The Shadow Land is another deep dive into history, though not so deep as […]
The Veins of the Ocean, by Patricia Engel
Most of the reviews and summaries I’ve seen for Patricia Engel’s The Veins of the Ocean […]
Modern Gods, by Nick Laird
What does religion give us? Most would answer, I think, with comfort, answers to big […]
The Story of a Brief Marriage, by Anuk Arudpragasam
Anuk Arudpragasam’s The Story of a Brief Marriage captures the same feeling of ponderous mindfulness of L’Étranger […]
The Weight of Ink, by Rachel Kadish
The truism that history repeats itself is even more true in fiction. Rachel Kadish’s The Weight […]
The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine, by Alina Bronsky
All of us have mother issues, to some extent, but I doubt that anyone’s mother […]
The Great Passage, by Shion Miura
Samuel Johnson defined lexicographer as “a writer of dictionaries; a harmless drudge, that busies himself […]
Underground Fugue, by Margot Singer
Margot Singer’s Underground Fugue is a novel that has not only subtext; it has background melody. In […]