A Family Tragedy Rocks Alaska in ‘The Unpassing’
On Chia Chia Lin’s haunting, beautiful debut novel.
Category: Reviews
A Harrowing Journey With Bipolar Disorder In ‘Juliet the Maniac’
Juliet Escoria blurs the line of fiction in her new novel.
Re-Authoring a Life in Reema Zaman’s ‘I Am Yours’
A memoir that delves into the complications of backstory.
The (Im)Precision of Language in ‘Secure Your Own Mask’
On Shaindel Beers’s third collection of poetry.
The Allure Of Living In A Cult On A Mountain In ‘The Ash Family’
Molly Dektar creates a North Carolina-based cult that promises answers to the searching.
‘Spring’ Might Be Ali Smith’s Best Season Yet
The third novel in her seasonal quartet is a shot of hope in the end-times.
‘Lost Children Archive’ Invents A New Way To Tell The Immigrant Story
Valeria Luiselli tries to find a way to get you to care.
Robert Caro Keeps Writing Into The Sunset With ‘Working’
Death looms over Robert Caro’s indispensable new memoir, Working. At the age of 83, the consummate historian has dedicated theContinue Reading
Time Travel Makes Love Possible in ‘Opposite of Always’
In Justin A. Reynold’s debut YA time-travel romance, Opposite of Always, Jack King is a high school senior who isContinue Reading
Instead of Climaxing, Novels Should ‘Meander Spiral Explode’
Jane Alison’s new book challenges the traditional “narrative arc.”
