Elizabeth McCracken has lurked on the edge of my bookish awareness for a while, praised […]
Here and Now and Then, by Mike Chen
The wonderfully gripping novel, Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen, opens with one of the worst moments […]
Miraculum, by Steph Post
The name of the traveling carnival in Steph Post’s Miraculum oversells its attractions, but not […]
Sourdough, by Robin Sloan
Food is life. Food can also be a joy. Sourdough, by Robin Sloan, tells us […]
Sugar Run, by Mesha Maren
It is difficult, if not impossible, for newly released convicts to get back on their […]
The Master Butchers Singing Club, by Louise Erdrich
While most of Louise Erdrich’s works center on Midwestern Ojibwe life, The Master Butchers Singing Club takes […]
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 […]
We Believe the Children, by Richard Beck
In the 1980s, a strange kind of hysteria swept across the United States. Concerned parents […]
The Verdun Affair, by Nick Dybek
Nick Dybek’s The Verdun Affair turned out to be a perfect choice to read on […]
Find You in the Dark, by Nathan Ripley
Fiction is a lot tidier than real life. For the most part, anyway. Villains are […]