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 […]
The Hundred Secret Senses, by Amy Tan
It’s been so long since I read Amy Tan’s The Hundred Secret Senses that all I […]
The Saint Louisans, by Steven Clark
Before I read Steven Clark’s The Saint Louisans, most of what I knew about the city […]
The Ballad of Black Tom, by Victor LaValle
It’s a myth that life was easier for black people north of the Mason Dixon […]
Cold Sassy Tree, by Olive Ann Burns
For some people, there are short periods in their lives when they have to do […]
Under the Harrow, by Mark Dunn
I had a conversation earlier this week with a fellow reader about how young adult […]
A Replacement Life, by Boris Fishman
Around the time of his grandmother’s death, Slava Gelman’s grandparents received a letter from an […]