So many novels and movies end with whoever needs to be saved, saved. The bad […]
A Fierce and Subtle Poison, by Samantha Mabry
People have always told stories about the house at the end of Calle Sol. They […]
Time’s Arrow, by Martin Amis
In physics, the “arrow of time” is a metaphor for time and entropy first coined […]
The Longest Night, by Andria Williams
Being a military wife is a tough job. Being a military wife whose husband is assigned […]
The Hunger Within, by J.M. Hewitt
At the height of the Troubles, one would think that any normal people would keep […]
Euphoria, by Lily King
Culture is so pervasive that it’s hard to see its influence unless you step outside […]
The Guineveres, by Sarah Domet
The girls in Sarah Domet’s The Guineveres have so much going against them. They’ve been abandoned […]
This House is Mine, by Dörte Hansen
Generally speaking, home is the place where we belong. Our family are there. Our memories […]
The Food of a Younger Land, edited by Mark Kurlansky
Growing up in the 1980s and 1990s, I grew up on a blend of midwestern […]
The Chosen Ones, by Steven Sem-Sandberg
Steven Sem-Sandberg’s The Chosen Ones (translated by Anna Paterson) is a difficult book to read. First, there […]