What do we owe one another? This question and some of its variations keep coming […]
The Book of Harlan, by Bernice L. McFadden
When he was born, Harlan’s grandmother described him as lazy. The omniscient narrator hypothesized that […]
The Fortune Teller, by Gwendolyn Womack
Books like The Fortune Teller, by Gwendolyn Womack, makes me seriously wonder whether literary/historical thrillers have […]
After the End of the World, by Jonathan L. Howard
After the universe was “unfolded” at the end of Lovecraft & Carter, Emily Lovecraft and Dan […]
Deadly Cure, by Lawrence Goldstone
Lawrence Goldstone’s Deadly Cure begins with one of the worst things that can happen to a doctor. […]
The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson
I’m not sure if The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson, is a horror story […]
Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance, by Ruth Emmie Lang
I was utterly charmed by Ruth Emmie Lang’s Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance, a novel about a […]
Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi
The multi-award winning family saga Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi, deserves all the praise it’s received. The […]
The Trials of Solomon Parker, by Eric Scott Fischl
We’d like to think that, if we had the chance to do something over again, […]
The Last Ballad, by Wiley Cash
Wiley Cash’s The Last Ballad is a fictional account of the last months of union worker and […]