Trigger warning for brief discussion of rape. When Love Marriage, by Monica Ali, opens, we […]
The Evening Hero, by Marie Myung-Ok Lee
After the rural Minnesotan hospital where Youngman Kwak works closes, he no longer has work […]
Metropolis, by B.A. Shapiro
Trigger warning for brief depiction of domestic violence. B.A. Shapiro’s Metropolis is the kind of […]
An Unlasting Home, by Mai al-Nakib
It’s strange to me—but also not so strange—that for a species hardwired to spot patterns, […]
The Patron Saint of Second Chances, by Christine Simon
Sometimes, you just need to read something silly, something that puts a smile on your […]
The Hired Man, by Aminatta Forna
Trigger warning for violence towards animals. Aminatta Forna’s tense novel, The Hired Man, shows us […]
At Night All Blood is Black, by David Diop
Once a certain amount of time has passed and once we’ve heard a story the […]
When I’m Gone, Look for Me in the East, by Quan Barry
Quan Barry’s outstanding new novel, When I’m Gone, Look for Me in the East, is […]
The City of Incurable Women, by Maud Casey
Maud Casey’s The City of Incurable Women brings me back to an old fascination of […]
The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich
I just finished Louise Erdrich’s latest novel, The Sentence, and I am still feeling buzzy. […]