Names play a big role in The Volunteer by Salvatore Scibona. They represent identity, heritage, […]
Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune, by Roselle Lim
The news that her agoraphobic mother has passed away sends Natalie Tan back to San […]
The Quiet American, by Graham Greene
Graham Greene’s masterly novel, The Quiet American, is the kind of novel that I find impossible not […]
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse, by Louise Erdrich
What does it mean to be a saint? There’s the Catholic definition. There’s also the […]
Unsheltered, by Barbara Kingsolver
The more historical fiction I read—especially when it’s paired with a contemporary narrative, like a […]
Gone So Long, by Andre Dubus III
Some actions are unforgivable. Though our Western culture is steeped in a religion that exhorts […]
Dream Country, by Shannon Gibney
Who is to blame for the conditions that are turning Kollie Flomo into someone consumed […]
Speak No Evil, by Uzodinma Iweala
When should a friend meddle in one’s life? And when should a friend stay silent? […]
Goodbye, Vitamin, by Rachel Khong
Ruth Young is in a difficult place. In Goodbye, Vitamin, by Rachel Khong, fresh from the […]
The Narrow Road to the Deep North, by Richard Flanagan
Personhood is complicated. There is the person we present to our family, who might be […]