No one knows were the Smoke came from or how to get rid of it, […]
The Curse of Jacob Tracy, by Holly Messinger
Jacob Tracy has been hiding his light under a bushel for eighteen years. Ever since […]
Jane Steele, by Lyndsay Faye
I was sold on this book when I heard somewhere along the bookish grapevine that […]
The Stopped Heart, by Julie Myerson
I’m not sure how to write about The Stopped Heart, by Julie Myerson, without spoiling it for […]
News of the World, by Paulette Jiles
What is a family? For most people, it’s the one they’re born into. Others cobble […]
Sorcerer to the Crown, by Zen Cho
I’ve been hearing about Zen Cho’s novel, Sorcerer to the Crown, for months, ever since Rebecca […]
The Unusual Possession of Alastair Stubb, by David John Griffin
David John Griffin’s novel, The Unusual Possession of Alastair Stubb, is a curiously constructed tale of […]
A Guide for the Perplexed, by Dara Horn
Every semester, I end up teaching for a class that is assigned three topics, one […]
The Queen of the Night, by Alexander Chee
A voice is a fragile thing. In the larger sense, voices can be drowned out […]
The Sealed Letter, by Emma Donoghue
Emma Donoghue’s The Sealed Letter is another example of a subgenre I adore: historical fiction based […]