An apex, a superlative, a community in despair. “Rusty Brown,” “Building Stories,” and “Quimby the Mouse” by Chris Ware

I recently read both Rusty Brown (2019), Building Stories (2012), and The Complete Quimby The Mouse (2003) and reviewed all … More

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

I had first experienced Murata’s work after reading Dwight Garner’s great review and Motoko Rich’s work in the New York … More

Inadvertent by Karl Ove Knausgård

“…I myself was so removed from the world, I was never really in it – perhaps because I had once … More

Static in the Jungle: “Ducks, Newburyport” by Lucy Ellmann

The sheer contemporariness of this book in terms of what it is about, how it is executed, and the meanderings … More

Sea Above, Sun Below by George Salis

Sea Above, Sun Below is George Salis’ spectacular debut novel that takes a striking existential approach to combining faith, obsession, … More

Team Seven by Marcus Burke

Marcus Burke’s Team Seven is the striking story of a black family (and friends) facing the variety of social expectations … More

Make It Scream, Make It Burn by Leslie Jamison

I was first introduced to Leslie Jamison when I heard her speak in Whitefield, New Hampshire and was a member … More

Three-Fifths by John Vercher

John Vercher’s Three-Fifths is a harrowing and captivating character study on the various ways race and identity interplay when one … More

Clyde Fans by Seth

What a pleasure it is to finally finish a talented author’s magnum opus as it appears complete in print for … More

Born To Be Posthumous by Mark Dery

I was as surprised as anyone when I was listening to the Virtual Memories Show to learn that one of … More