One of the most challenging ethical dilemmas I’ve ever come across is two parents battling […]
On the Shores of Darkness, There is Light, by Cordelia Strube
I started reading Cordelia Strube’s On the Shores of Darkness, There is Light at about nine o’clock […]
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, by Dominic Smith
The artist at the center of The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, by Dominic Smith, […]
The Stopped Heart, by Julie Myerson
I’m not sure how to write about The Stopped Heart, by Julie Myerson, without spoiling it for […]
Hard Red Spring, by Kelly Kerney
Hard Red Spring, by Kelley Kerney, provides even more proof that fiction is better than […]
The Madwoman Upstairs, by Catherine Lowell
Life must be hard for the children and descendents of the famous. They have their […]
The Bone Clocks, by David Mitchell
Reading David Mitchell’s Slade House a couple months ago sent me back to the library to […]
Preparation for the Next Life, by Atticus Lish
The title of Atticus Lish’s Preparation for the Next Life was a question that stayed in my […]
Black Dragon River, by Dominic Ziegler
Between Russia, China, and Mongolia, there is a 4,000 mile long river that marks a […]
Dear Committee Members, by Julie Schumacher
I’ve worked in academia long enough to know how fraught it can be. In addition […]