Erin Kate Ryan’s complicated novel, Quantum Girl Theory, begins with a preface that explains the […]
The Violence, by Delilah S. Dawson
Trigger warning for domestic violence. From the outside, Chelsea Martin lives an enviable life. Her […]
The Cartographers, by Peng Shepherd
Throughout The Cartographers, by Peng Shepherd, characters frequently ask each other, “What is the purpose […]
The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich
I just finished Louise Erdrich’s latest novel, The Sentence, and I am still feeling buzzy. […]
The Final Case, by David Guterson
Trigger warning for discussion of extreme child abuse and religious abuse. I don’t know what […]
Devil House, by John Darnielle
Trigger warning for description of domestic violence late in the book. How do you tell […]
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, by Zoraida Córdova
Orquídea Divina has been keeping her secrets for a long time. Now that she’s about […]
The Maid, by Nita Prose
Even if everything else in her life is not great—recently deceased grandmother, no boyfriend, behind […]
The Only Good Indians, by Stephen Graham Jones
Trigger warning for animal cruelty. Throughout Stephen Graham Jones’s challenging novel, The Only Good Indians, […]
The Queen of the Cicadas, by V. Castro
Trigger warning for racism and hate crimes. V. Castro’s unsettling The Queen of the Cicadas […]