Who would believe a young woman who suspects that her new stepmother is hiding something […]
Mother Country, by Irina Reyn
Trigger warning for rape. What should a mother do? Everyone has ideas about this, even […]
The Psychology of Time Travel, by Kate Mascarenhas
Is it ironic that the creators of time travel never seem to know what will […]
Evil Things, by Katja Ivar
Some settings seem tailor-made for sinister plots. Mid-twentieth century Finland, as portrayed in Katja Ivar’s […]
The Salt of the Earth, by Józef Wittlin
The Austro-Hungarian Empire was a strange creature. It spanned a huge swath of central and […]
Here’s Your Hat What’s Your Hurry, by Elizabeth McCracken
Elizabeth McCracken has lurked on the edge of my bookish awareness for a while, praised […]
The Quiet American, by Graham Greene
Graham Greene’s masterly novel, The Quiet American, is the kind of novel that I find impossible not […]
Miraculum, by Steph Post
The name of the traveling carnival in Steph Post’s Miraculum oversells its attractions, but not […]
Mothers, by Chris Power
The short stories in Chris Power’s collection, Mothers, range across the world, from Sweden to Mexico. […]
The Far Field, by Madhuri Vijay
The last place a grieving young woman should go is to a low-level war zone. […]