What would it be like to exist in a world where death doesn’t really matter? […]
The Great Believers, by Rebecca Makkai
The protagonists of Rebecca Makkai’s terrifyingly sad novel, The Great Believers, Fiona and Yale, are trapped […]
Island of the Mad, by Laurie R. King
Laurie R. King’s Island of the Mad is the fifteenth entry in the Mary Russell and Sherlock […]
The Bookshop of Yesterdays, by Amy Meyerson
Either C.S. Lewis or William Nicholson said, “We read to know we are not alone.” […]
A Million Drops, by Víctor del Árbol
There is a maxim by Francis Bacon that lodged itself in my head as I […]
In the Distance with You, by Carla Guefelbein
In this multi-layered novel, three people slowly discover the secrets of the mysterious cult writer […]
Treeborne, by Caleb Johnson
Caleb Johnson’s novel, Treeborne, is a deep dive into a family with serious skeletons in their […]
Half Gods, by Akil Kumarasamy
Akil Kumarasamy’s story collection, Half Gods, is, I think, a collection that requires a bit of […]
The Lost Family, by Jenna Blum
In The Lost Family, by Jenna Blum, I saw a family shaped by unspoken disappointment and […]
The Hawkman, by Jane Rosenberg LaForge
After World War I, millions of traumatized men returned to their homes to sink or […]