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Surreal Chronicles of History in “The Light at the End of the World”

By: Tina Borah August 30, 2023August 13, 2023

ReviewsFiction, Novel, Review, Siddhartha Deb, Soho Press, The Light at the End of the WorldLeave a Comment

A review of Siddhartha Deb’s “The Light at the End of the World.”

“Bet” on Red Clay Suzie, a Novel Rooted in Truth

By: Valerie Nieman August 25, 2023August 24, 2023

ReviewsFiction, Jeffrey Dale Lofton, Novel, Red Clay Suzie, ReviewLeave a Comment

In this debut, Lofton’s irresistible protagonist is both endearingly naive and surprisingly sophisticated.

A Protest Artist, a Klansman, and a Reckoning with Race

By: Toby LeBlanc August 18, 2023October 2, 2023

ReviewsDavid Joy, Fiction, G.P. Putnam's Sons, Novel, Those We Thought We KnewLeave a Comment

A review of “Those We Thought We Knew” by David Joy.

Homecoming and Reckoning “Inside” Amy Rowland’s Second Novel

By: Jenny Maattala August 3, 2023August 2, 2023

ReviewsAlgonquin, Amy Rowland, Fiction, Inside the Wolf, Novel, ReviewLeave a Comment

Witches, wolves, and ghosts are at play in the latest from the author of “The Transcriptionist.”

Community, Friendship, and Belonging Anchor “Wonder State”: An Interview with Sara Flannery Murphy

By: Jennette Holzworth July 18, 2023July 18, 2023

InterviewsFiction, Interview, Novel, Sara Flannery Murphy, The Wonder StateLeave a Comment

Sara Flannery Murphy debates art as calling or curse in this conversation about her third novel.

Marjorie Hudson on Repressed History in “Indigo Field”

By: Judith Turner-Yamamoto June 16, 2023June 11, 2023

InterviewsFiction, Indigo Field, Interview, Marjorie Hudson, NovelLeave a Comment

An interview with Marjorie Hudson about her novel, “Indigo Field.”

V. Castro’s “The Haunting of Alejandra”: A Feminist Folk Lore Remedy

By: Chaney Hill May 12, 2023May 2, 2023

ReviewsFiction, Novel, The Haunting of Alejandra, V. CastroLeave a Comment

A review of the novel, “The Haunting of Alejandra,” by V. Castro.

Embrace What Scares You: An Interview with Michael Farris Smith

By: Jennette Holzworth May 5, 2023May 5, 2023

InterviewsFiction, Interview, Michael Farris Smith, Novel, Salvage the WorldLeave a Comment

Michael Farris Smith describes his latest work as a prequel to his 2013 dystopian novel, “Rivers.”

Entering the Dream State: A Review of Hannah Lillith Assadi’s The Stars Are Not Yet Bells

By: Christine McDowell Tucker February 24, 2023February 23, 2023

ReviewsFiction, Hannah Lillith Assadi, Novel, Review, Riverhead Books, The Stars are Not Yet BellsLeave a Comment

In this magical realism novel, the past and the present mingle in a maddening mashup of memories and sensations.

Rebecca Ross Masterfully Marries Fantasy and Romance in New Novel Series

By: Frankie Martinez December 13, 2022December 12, 2022

ReviewsA Fire Endless, A River Enchanted, Fantasy, Fiction, Harper Voyager, Novel, Rebecca Ross, Review1 Comment

The prose of Rebecca Ross’ Elements of Cadence novels is “beautiful, lyrical, with an underlying bite and realness.”