Asta in the Wings by Jan Elizabeth Watson
When I first started reading Asta in the Wings I thought of another Tin House book Salvation by Lucia Nevai. Both have central characters who are girls raised...
Tag: Fiction
The Old Country by Mordicai Gerstein
At a recent trip to Half-Price Books I picked up The Old Country by Mordicai Gerstein. It fit right into my interests of late: myths and fables, young adult f...
The Silent Man by Alex Berenson
The New York Times starts its review of The Silent Man by Alex Berenson this way: A novel can, and should, do many things, but a thriller need do only one. If i...
The Ghost War by Alex Berenson
You had to think Alex Berenson felt a little pressure on his second book. The first won an Edgar Award after all and ended with its hero saving New York City ...
The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson
I used to read a great deal of espionage thrillers. I especially liked a series with a repeating central character. In high school and college I used to dev...
Knockemstiff by Donald Ray Pollock
I will admit it. I am a bit of a squish; a wimp; a prude even. It is not that I don’t read books that touch on darker subjects or explore issues like ...