A Heart Broken, Made Whole: Unsayable by Michael Cunningham

Michael Cunningham is a phenomenal writer who has steadily built momentum ever since the publication of his beautiful 1990 novel, … More

The Geography of Disillusionment: Alex Garland’s The Beach

Alex Garland’s The Beach is one of those books that I really should have read a long time ago. It … More

High-Octane Pulp and Deep Trauma: Allie Rowbottom’s LOVERS XXX

A fast-paced, pulpy novel set in the 1980s that feels straight off the spinning rack at the back of a … More

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

The Peacetime Traumas: Yannick Murphy’s Things That Are Funny On A Submarine But Not Really

Yannick Murphy’s Things That Are Funny On A Submarine But Not Really is an incredible modern novel that explores the … More

Kawakami’s HEAVEN and Mishima’s STAR

I recently read an article that outlined a few modern Japanese masters for fans of Murakami, and I was delighted … More

A Life’s Epistolary Quilt: Virginia Evans’ The Correspondent

A subtle epistolary novel, The Correspondent was a title I picked up after reading about it in a profile, intrigued … More

“…but your kids are gonna love it.” Michael J Fox’s Future Boy

Michael J. Fox’s Future Boy is an incredible and intimate behind-the-scenes look into his experiences filming Back to the Future … More

To try and control is to go mad… Everything Matters! by Ron Currie Jr. 

“This is the key, you have learned – to relinquish control, to relinquish the desire for control… to try and … More

Josh Bresslin’s Going Over: A Character-Driven Journey in Wrestling and the new Guy Lit

Joshua Bresslin has hit the mat hard with his newest novel, Going Over. An emotionally impactful, character-driven examination of the … More