The Test by Sylvain Neuvel
Despite its disturbing nature, its strong characters, thought provoking and suspenseful plot, and unexpected ending make it a worthwhile read. A novella that ...
Author: Kevin Holtsberry
I work in communications and public affairs. I try to squeeze in as much reading as I can while still spending time with my wife and two kids (and cheering on the Pittsburgh Steelers and Michigan Wolverines during football season).
Angle Catbird (Volume 1) by Margaret Atwood (Author), Johnnie Christmas (Illustrator
A famous literary author creates a very weird and paint-by-numbers comic/graphic novel. Well done illustrations can’t save this one.
Layover by David Bell
I will admit to being a fickle reader these days. My life has been rather crazy at the last four months or so, more anon on that perhaps, and so my mood seems t...
Jonah Goldberg on Post-Liberal Conservatism
Where the post-liberals have a point is that humans are happiest in communities, families and institutions of faith. The solution to the culture wars is to allo...
For Liberality, Against Parsimonious Liberalism
Instead of the virtues of classical republicanism, the romance of nationalism, the ructions of democracy, many modern liberals give us a vision of an Open Socie...
Lucretia and the Kroons by Victor LaValle
A fantastical novella about a young girl’s journey into a dark netherworld to find her missing best friend. But is it a "dazzlingly imaginative adventure story...