Of course, yesterday’s post doesn’t mean that I won’t indulge in a literary escape or […]
The Lost Book of the Grail, by Charlie Lovett
Lovett continues his theme of literary mysteries in The Lost Book of the Grail. Previous books […]
One Hundred Twenty-One Days, by Michèle Audin
Michèle Audin’s One Hundred Twenty-One Days (translated by Christiana Hills) is the first Oulipo novel I’ve ever read, […]
Swimming Lessons, by Claire Fuller
Relationships are a mystery to outsiders. Perhaps it’s not so surprising after all that so […]
The Pearl that Broke Its Shell, by Nadia Hashimi
As depicted by Nadia Hashimi in The Pearl that Broke Its Shell, there is only one […]
Bodies of Water, by V.H. Leslie
V.H. Leslie’s short novella, Bodies of Water, is perfect for feminist reading. In addition to the […]
A Word for Love, by Emily Robbins
When Bea opens a package from an old acquaintance—full of letters and poems—it sends her […]
The Small Backs of Children, by Lidia Yuknavitch
Every now and then, I run across a book that I can’t explain to other […]
The Orchardist, by Amanda Coplin
So many novels and movies end with whoever needs to be saved, saved. The bad […]
Time’s Arrow, by Martin Amis
In physics, the “arrow of time” is a metaphor for time and entropy first coined […]