Why is it that literary fiction authors are so tempted to dabble in the mystery […]
The Bean Trees, by Barbara Kingsolver
There are three books I can clearly remember reading before I went to college. I […]
The Weaver Fish, by Robert Edeson
Even though reading Robert Edeson’s The Weaver Fish made me feel simultaneously smarter and stupider, I’m […]
The Confidant, by Hélène Grémillon
One of the most challenging ethical dilemmas I’ve ever come across is two parents battling […]
Trooper to the Southern Cross, by Angela Thirkell
Even in the age of air travel, Australia is a long way away. Traveling to Australia […]
The Heart Goes Last, by Margaret Atwood
As I read The Heart Goes Last, by Margaret Atwood, I had a hard time believing what […]
On the Shores of Darkness, There is Light, by Cordelia Strube
I started reading Cordelia Strube’s On the Shores of Darkness, There is Light at about nine o’clock […]
Country of Red Azaleas, by Domnica Radulescu
There’s an old game I’ve heard people play (and have played myself) about what might […]
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, by Dominic Smith
The artist at the center of The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, by Dominic Smith, […]
The Stopped Heart, by Julie Myerson
I’m not sure how to write about The Stopped Heart, by Julie Myerson, without spoiling it for […]