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The Wicked Deep

So, funny story-around the same time I purchased Winterwood and The Wicked Deep mostly due to their covers and basic … More

Book Review, fiction, young adult, young adult fantasy

The Bone Orchard

I selected this book to read mostly because of the title. The Bone Orchard starts out with a really interesting … More

Book Review, fantasy, fiction

The Atlantic: Special Issue Fiction 2011

It’s rare that I come across a publication that is 100% perfect. Last week I found one while stuck in … More

essay, fiction, the atlantic, Writing

The Paris Review: Summer 2011

I’m not one of those people who pretends to read more than I actually I do. So I’m going to … More

book, fiction, the paris review, Writing

Poets & Writers May/June 2011 Issue: Writing Contests

I vaguely recall the first time I picked up an issue of Poets & Writers. I was probably about eleven … More

fiction, literary magazine, magazine, poetry, writing contest

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

Reading Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad is kind of like going on a fantastic journey through time … More

Book Review, fiction, jennifer egan, music fiction, pulitzer

Gambler’s Quartet by Brad Summerhill

Gambler’s Quartet follows the tragic story of an estranged mother and son trying to survive their own demons and defects … More

Book Review, Brad Summerhill, fiction, gambling, nevada, Nevada Review, prostitution, reno, Virginia Avenue Press

The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman

Tom Rachman‘s The Imperfectionists follows the personal lives of a staff of an English language newspaper based in Rome, Italy. Each … More

fiction, italy, newspaper, the imperfectionists, tom rachman

Northline by Willy Vlautin

Vlautin’s The Motel Life and Lean on Pete are both heart-wincing novels about downtrodden young people who make mistakes, struggle, … More

Book Review, fiction, las vegas, nevada, reno, willy vlautin

Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho

Veronika is a pretty, intelligent young woman who works in a library in Slovenia. She isn’t particularly unhappy, but she … More

fiction, mental hospital, Slovenia, suicide

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