Sep 21, 2023 | Book Report
THE NIX by Nathan Hill Review of THE NIX: “Hill is such a gifted and tenderhearted storyteller that “The Nix” doesn’t need these postmodern digressions and gimmicks….. Then again, if his primary aim was to represent, in all its tragicomic contradictions, the...
Aug 22, 2023 | Book Report
Swimming Back To Trout River by Linda Rui Feng Reviews: “With lean prose and assured storytelling, this debut novel describes a family fractured by geography, ambition and the ripple effects of China’s tumultuous 20th-century history.”—NEW YORK TIMES BOOK...
Aug 8, 2023 | Book Report
Notes On An Execution by Danya Kukafka: Ansel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours. He knows what he’s done, and now awaits execution, the same chilling fate he forced on those girls, years ago. But Ansel doesn’t want to die; he wants to be celebrated,...
Jul 20, 2023 | Book Report
While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams: [From cover jacket:] …a cunningly crafted novel with myriad twists and a vibrant cast of characters. Drawing on her astute inside knowledge of the [Supreme] Court and the political landscape, Abrams shows herself to be not only a...
Jul 6, 2023 | Book Report
Horse by Geraldine Brooks: Based on the historical account of a champion racehorse of the 1850s, Brooks gives the reader a lot more in this dual time story. The two Black protagonists—one the enslaved groom whose devotion to the horse of the title is both...
Jun 26, 2023 | Book Report
Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby: Two fathers—one Black and one white and both ex-cons—come together to solve and avenge the brutal murder of their gay sons. Fair warning: there is a LOT of violence on these pages, but to my surprise I did not find any of it gratuitous....
