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 […]
Misery, by Stephen King
For years, I have only wholly loved one Stephen King work: Carrie. I’ve read some of […]
Vinegar Girl, by Anne Tyler
The Taming of the Shrew used to be one of my favorite plays by Shakespeare. I […]
Miss Lonelyhearts, by Nathanael West
I’ve always wondered how advice columnists keep doing their jobs. They hear so many awful […]
The Devil’s Cold Dish, by Eleanor Kuhns
Jealousy is a terrible, powerful emotion. In The Devil’s Cold Dish, Eleanor Kuhns shows us just […]