The Battle of Verdun ended on December 18, 1916. Millions of artillery and gas shells […]
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother), by Rabih Alameddine
Raja’s mother drives him insane. He spends a lot of Rabih Alameddine’s affecting new novel, […]
Lessons in Magic and Disaster, by Charlie Jane Anders
The irritating thing about cliches and proverbs is how often they turn out to be […]
Waterline, by Aram Mrjoian
Trigger warning for references to suicide. The Kurkjians lot in life seems to be misery. […]
The Red House, by Mary Morris
Laura has always been haunted by her mother’s disappearance in 1972. She was twelve when […]
The Names, by Florence Knapp
Trigger warning for interpersonal violence. Cora will never know what might have happened if she […]
The Devil Three Times, by Rickey Fayne
Satan appears much more than three times in Rickey Fayne’s generational saga, The Devil Three […]
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng, by Kylie Lee Baker
Trigger warning for graphic violence. Kylie Lee Baker launches her stunning portrait of grief, Bat […]
Motheater, by Linda H. Codega
I have been struggling since January 20 as I’ve watched people I didn’t vote for […]
The Usual Desire to Kill, by Camille Barnes
There’s no one who can get on our nerves like family can. This is certainly […]