It finally happened. My book group picked a book that made me want to ugly-cry. […]
The Girl with Ghost Eyes, by M.H. Boroson
What does a girl who is despised by white society and the male members of […]
The Empathy Exams, by Leslie Jamison
On the cover of my edition of The Empathy Exams, by Lesli Jamison, Mary Karr says […]
A Song of Shadows, by John Connolly
Even after nearly being killed, trouble refuses to leave detective Charlie Parker alone. In A Song […]
The Fatal Flame, by Lyndsay Faye
The Fatal Flame, by Lyndsay Faye, is the last book in its series and I […]
A Possible Life, by Sebastian Faulks
Novels like The Years of Rice and Salt and The Incarnations use an idea that I […]
Beastly Bones, by William Ritter
Sometimes when I discover a new book that hits me right in the genres, I […]
The Axeman, by Ray Celestin
Between May 1918 and October 1919, a series of horrific murders terrorized New Orleans. The […]
Girl Waits With Gun, by Amy Stewart
Constance, Norma, and Fleurette Kopp are well on their way to eccentric spinsterhood when local […]
The Sellout, by Paul Beatty
Paul Beatty’s searingly caustic and smart satire, The Sellout, begins with the unnamed narrator about to […]