Roxane Gay’s powerful, heartbreaking debut novel, ‘An Untamed State,” (Grove Press, 368 pages, $16) takes you square by the shoulder …
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Roxane Gay’s powerful, heartbreaking debut novel, ‘An Untamed State,” (Grove Press, 368 pages, $16) takes you square by the shoulder …
When I was 39 I created a ‘bucket list” of 40 items that I wanted to complete by the time …
Dear Esteemed Readers: I write today with the happy task of commending to your attention ‘Dear Committee Members” (Doubleday, 180 …
1. ‘The Big Tiny” Williams 2. ‘The Lost Clerihews of Paul Ingram” Ingram 3. ‘Unbroken” Hillenbrand 4. ‘The Magician’s Land” …
In ‘The Word Exchange” (Doubleday, 370 pages, $26.95), Alena Graedon imagines a near future in which a single company makes …
Sometimes something positive can come out of a negative situation. Just ask Iowan Joshua Coburn, a former body modification artist …
Ellen Gilchrist’s new short story collection, ‘Acts of God,” finds people struggling against forces beyond their control. Gilchrist, a National …
1. ‘The Fault in Our Stars” Green 2. ‘Gentlemen Bootleggers” Bauer 3. ‘Four” Roth 4. ‘Unbroken” Hillenbrand 5. ‘Cedar Rapids, …
Even when the days are full of outside adventures it’s good to start and end with a good story. And …
I was drawn to this story because it tells of a young boy and his struggles with stuttering. Both of …
I was a loyal reader of Marcia Muller’s Sharon McCone mysteries for a long time. McCone – gutsy, smart, determined …
Jean Russell Larson grew up hearing wonderful folk tales from her Norwegian grandmother. Carrying on the tradition, Larson later shared …
For Louis Agnello Jr., who writes under the name Cousin Vinny, it all started with a vision. As he describes …
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