Margery Sharp’s The Nutmeg Tree has one of the best opening chapters I’ve read in a […]
The Crane Wife, by Patrick Ness
There have been moments in George’s life that seem hyperreal but also very strange. They […]
What We Become, by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
When Max Costa signed up as a ballroom dancer for the Cap Polonio in 1928, he […]
Grand Hotel, by Vicki Baum
Last semester, when I worked with a World War II history class, I quickly learned […]
The Rabbit Back Literature Society, by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen
I imagine that authors dread the question “Where do you get your ideas?” as much […]
Ceremony, by Leslie Marmon Silko
Ceremony, by Leslie Marmon Silko, is hugely confusing but full of wisdom for readers who […]
The Queue, by Basma Abdel Aziz
The government of an unnamed country has come to a complete standstill in Basma Abdel […]
Barren Cove, by Ariel S. Winter
I didn’t know when I started Barren Cove, by Ariel S. Winter, that it would be […]
The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery
What is life for? And how should we live? Muriel Barbery’s The Elegance of the Hedgehog […]
A Country Road, A Tree, by Jo Baker
Jo Baker is a literary chameleon. I have witnessed her slip into the words of […]