AltWeeklies Wire
Nothing is wasted in She of the Mountainsnew
Vivek Shraya's new novel is an exploration of bisexual love
VUE Weekly |
Chris Chang-Yen Phillips |
09-25-2014 |
Fiction
The Bluest Eyes and Obama's legacynew
Toni Morrison's fiction shows there might be more to Washington dysfunction that straight politics.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
09-30-2013 |
Fiction
Tags: The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison
The Fiction Issue: The Earth Will Swallow Younew
An embarrassment of literary riches. That's how Alissa Nutting characterized Cleveland's writing scene. And it's true. There are riches for everyone if you know where to look and are curious enough to take a peek.
Cleveland Scene |
Mary Doria Russell, Kevin P. Keating, Thrity Umrigar, James Renner, Dan Chaon, Daniel Wessler Riordan, Alissa Nutting, Chris Drabick and Megan Erwin |
09-26-2013 |
Fiction
Seasons of Migration: Arab Spring Perspectivenew
From the grave, literary icon Tayeb Salih deftly elucidates the underlying social forces propelling the Arab Spring conflicts.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
08-08-2013 |
Fiction
Six Days of the Condornew
James Grady's 1974 pop thriller has some striking similarities to the Boston Marathon bombing.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
05-21-2013 |
Fiction
Tags: James Grady
Criminal activity drives Terra McVoy's latest novelnew
Local young adult novelist takes a dark, illicit turn with her fifth novel
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Laura Straub |
05-02-2013 |
Fiction
Lee on Literature: The Awakeningnew
How the 1899 literary classic The Awakening by Kate Chopin relates to the reform challenges faced by the new Pope Francis I.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
04-22-2013 |
Fiction
Tags: Pope Francis
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydenew
How industrialization helped to foster the compartmentalization of "good" and "evil," a duality that continues to challenge modern figures such as James Holmes and Oscar Pistorius.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
03-14-2013 |
Fiction
Tags: Robert Louis Stevenson
Paucity of Plotnew
Despite strong characters, the journey in 'Hard to Have Heroes' is woefully discombobulated.
Tucson Weekly |
Bobby Carlson |
12-05-2012 |
Fiction
Halloween brings three terrifying tomes to die fornew
Due to social obligations that include handing out gift coupons and checking apples for needles, Halloween is perhaps best handled by just being haunted by a book.
San Antonio Current |
Roberto Ontiveros |
10-26-2012 |
Fiction
Tags: Justin Cronin
Storm of Steelnew
Recognizing military transformations and their importance was a powerful lesson presented by Ernst Junger in his 1920 World War I memoir, Storm of Steel, a lesson that contemporary American leaders should carefully consider.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
10-22-2012 |
Fiction
Tags: Ernst Junger
Drugs and Prophecynew
Tucsonan Darrell James brings back Del Shannon for a Sonoran adventure.
Tucson Weekly |
Christine Wald-Hopkins |
10-17-2012 |
Fiction
Revisiting Vonnegut's Player Pianonew
You got to hand it to Kurt Vonnegut: he predicted the destructive power of automation over 60 years ago, a warning that is applicable today.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
10-01-2012 |
Fiction
Tags: Kurt Vonnegut
Imagery and Colornew
Janet McAdams' debut novel offers poetic flourishes, but it still reads like a debut novel
Tucson Weekly |
Nick Depascal |
09-05-2012 |
Fiction
Lee on Literature: Atlas Shruggednew
Ayn Rand's 1957 novel, Atlas Shrugged, articulates an essential, underlying divergence in philosophy between Democrats and Republicans and helps explain the current, bitter political disharmony.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
08-30-2012 |
Fiction
Tags: Ayn Rand
