Cass MacCallum has had a life of ups and downs. At ninety-six, she has more […]
John Woman, by Walter Mosley
The eponymous professor in Walter Mosley’s John Woman is the kind of academic that infuriates people. […]
Noir, by Christopher Moore
At the opening of Noir, by Christopher Moore, Sammy Two-Toes is in deep trouble. He has […]
Magdalena Mountain, by Robert Michael Pyle
Over the course of Robert Michael Pyle’s Magdalena Mountain, three characters undergo metamorphosis. For one, an Erebia […]
Ohio, by Stephen Markley
Trigger warning for rape. Stephen Markley’s Ohio is a novel grows ever more devastating the deeper we […]
The Haunted Bookshop, by Christopher Morley
Last year, I read the enchantingly bookish novel Parnassus on Wheels, by Christopher Morley, a book […]
The Mars Room, by Rachel Kushner
What do we do with people who break laws? If they’re in America, they’re thrown […]
The Incendiaries, by R.O. Kwon
Trigger warning for rape. The Incendiaries, by R.O. Kwon, is a story of boy meets […]
The Possible World, by Liese O’Halloran Schwarz
Strange and violent things are happening in a small corner of the world around Providence, […]
The Last Cruise, by Kate Christensen
Traveling is a strange experience. Travelers are between places. They’re in a pause. Their lives […]