Before the pandemic began, my library would host weekly, and one additional monthly book sale. As an official patron and … More
Category: Books
Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming, László Krasznahorkai’s Farewell Triumph
Throughout the past hundred and fifty years or so, as the stage for modernism was set and more and more … More
Radio Waves: A Post-Punk Novel by Shawna-Lee I. Perrin
Radio Waves is the independently-released first novel from Shawna-Lee I. Perrin. It tells the story of Viv Pierce, a college-radio … More
Heather, The Totality by Matthew Weiner
Heather, The Totality is a slim debut novel by Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner that has a depth as deep … More
Divide Me By Zero by Lara Vapnyar
Lara Vapnyar’s newest novel, Divide Me By Zero, is a harrowing piece about the structure of love and relationships as they relate to the … More
Cherry by Nico Walker
A modern masculine novel of war, drugs, sex, and crime, Cherry is one of those quiet, masculine novels with an … More
Middle C by William Gass
Should humanity, in all of its cruelty, be allowed to endure? Such is the repeated refrain of William Gass’ Middle … More
Riding With The Ghost by Justin Taylor
Justin Taylor’s Riding with the Ghost takes its title from a Jason Molina song of the same name, and explores … More
Daddy by Emma Cline
Emma Cline is a modern master of the form of the short story, and her new collection Daddy explores a … More
Romance in Marseille by Claude McKay
If there was a way to somehow imbue the energy, schemes, and urban underground with the free spirit and lyricism … More
