Like Laura Elizabeth Woollett, the author of Beautiful Revolutionary, I am fascinated by the story […]
The Life of an Unknown Man, by Andreï Makine
While there are no right answers to the question: what are stories for? There are […]
Himself, by Jess Kidd
The prologue to Jess Kidd’s horribly magical novel, Himself, is brutal. It was almost enough […]
Prairie Fever, by Michael Parker
There are plenty of stories about the American west in which white settlers go a […]
People in the Room, by Norah Lange
Trigger warning for suicidal ideation. Who hasn’t wondered about what’s happening on the other side […]
Solovyov and Larionov, by Eugene Vodolazkin
I don’t think that a lot of historians would like to have it pointed out […]
The Satapur Moonstone, by Sujata Massey
Lawyer Perveen Mistry’s adventures in British India continue in Sujata Massey’s The Satapur Moonstone. Perveen […]
The Last Town on Earth, by Thomas Mullen
The question of what it means to be good is one that we can never […]
The Taste of Empire, by Lizzie Collingham
It’s not unusual for me to have mixed emotions while reading a book. Some books […]
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, by Kim Michele Richardson
Trigger warning for rape. In The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, Kim Michele Richardson weaves […]