Trigger warning for rape. Even though Sheng Keyi’s Northern Girls (translated by Shelly Bryant) is […]
A Prayer for Travelers, by Ruchika Tomar
When my brain starts to make connections between stories, it usually stays with in one […]
Under the Cold Bright Lights, by Garry Disher
Alan Auhl puzzled me. For most of Under the Cold Bright Lights, by Garry Disher, […]
The Volunteer, by Salvatore Scibona
Names play a big role in The Volunteer by Salvatore Scibona. They represent identity, heritage, […]
Never Look Back, by Alison Gaylin
I’ve noticed more people—especially women—in the true crime world beginning to pay more attention to […]
The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs, by Katherine Howe
Set years after the events of The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, Katherine Howe’s The […]
Furiously Happy, by Jenny Lawson
Furiously Happy, Jenny Lawson’s second memoir, picks up some time after Let’s Pretend This Never […]
The Snakes, by Sadie Jones
Few things can tempt like money. Money makes life easier. It removes all our worries […]
Little Fish, by Casey Plett
Trigger warning for discussion of suicide and transphobia. In many ways, Wendy Reimer lives a […]
Vacuum in the Dark, by Jen Beagin
Trigger warning for rape. Mona’s adventures as a house cleaner, secret photographer, and occasional sufferer […]