A fast-paced, pulpy novel set in the 1980s that feels straight off the spinning rack at the back of a … More
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Punching Out the Garage Windows: The Catcher in the Rye at 75
“Allie, don’t let me disappear.” Today marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the publication of The Catcher in the Rye (July … More
A Life Shaped By Trauma, Lessons by Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan’s newest novel breaks down a lot of mores surrounding our culture in the vibrancy of the twentieth century. … More
My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson
A beautiful book that seems so true to life and vibrant that it feels much more like a memoir than a … 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
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