Shakespeare said it first: “The course of true love never did run smooth.” This is […]
The Association of Small Bombs, by Karan Mahajan
Whenever there is a terrorist attack or a mass shooting, after the victims are counted, […]
A Separation, by Katie Kitamura
As a translator, the narrator of Katie Kitamura’s complex examination of a dead marriage, A Separation, […]
In the Woods, by Tana French
It should come as no surprise that the people who are tasked with finding out […]
Heaven’s Crooked Finger, by Hank Early
It’s not unusual for fictional characters to have issues with their parents. Parental drama is […]
An Excess Male, by Maggie Shen King
The Chinese government instituted a policy restricting couples to one child only in 1979. There […]
Strange Practice, by Vivian Shaw
It’s a dirty job, but someone’s got to doctor the monsters of London. If it […]
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon
Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was everywhere when it came out […]
Go, Went, Gone, by Jenny Erpenbeck
There is a pair of old Latin phrases that have been found inscribed on graves […]
Hame, by Annalena McAfee
A house is a building. An address is a geographic location. But a home is […]