Carol Birch’s novel, Orphans of the Carnival, follows the short, strange life of nineteenth century performer, […]
House of Blazes, by Dietrich Kalteis
A wronged convict seeking revenge is not an uncommon one. What makes Dietrick Kalteis’s House of […]
Among the Living, by Jonathan Rabb
Yitzhak Goldah has survived the camps and, as Jonathan Rabb’s Among the Living opens, is being […]
The Snow Child, by Eowyn Ivey
It was pure whimsy that led Mabel out into the snow to start a snowfight […]
The Darkness Knows, by Cheryl Honigford
After reading The Little Red Chairs, I needed something lighter. Cheryl Honigford’s The Darkness Knows, thankfully, delivered. This […]
The Family Plot, by Cherie Priest
The Withrow house—over 100 years old, abandoned for decades—is supposed to save Music City Salvage. […]
Mrs. Caliban, by Rachel Ingalls
Rachel Ingall’s Mrs. Caliban is an odd novella of a bored housewife who suddenly finds someone […]
The Orphan Mother, by Robert Hicks
Two years after the end of the Civil War, the people of Franklin, Tennessee are […]
The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead
I read dark books. I know my tastes are not for everyone, and I am […]
A Time of Torment, by John Connolly
Charlie Parker’s quest to rid the world of villains regular law enforcement can’t capture continues […]