I propose a new addition to the list of narrative rules, à la Chekhov’s Gun. […]
On Swift Horses, by Shannon Pufahl
In the past, I’ve described books as slow burns. What I usually mean is that, […]
Man’s 4th Best Hospital, by Samuel Shem
I don’t think that anyone would argue that America’s health system is dangerous, inequitable, and […]
The Great Pretender, by Susannah Cahalan
The Great Pretender, by Susannah Cahalan, is one of the most extraordinary, best written works […]
Lady in the Lake, by Laura Lippman
Mystery fiction is full of amateur detectives. They’re a great vehicle for cozy mysteries, or […]
The Queen, by Josh Levin
The phrase “welfare queen” has been around all my life, but I never knew where […]
The Reign of the Kingfisher, by T.J. Martinson
We like to think of heroes as all being kind of the same, at their […]
Metropolitan Stories, by Christine Coulson
All of the linked stories in Christine Coulson’s Metropolitan Stories are set at New York’s […]
The Girl with No Face, by M.H. Boroson
After the events of The Girl with Ghost Eyes, Li-lin has set up shop as […]
Odsburg, by Matt Tompkins
Years and years ago, when I was in high school, my English teacher assigned Winesburg, […]