Review of Sweet Lamb of Heaven by Lydia Millet
Lydia Millet’s superb literary thriller, Sweet Lamb of Heaven, has flown under the radar a bit. When it was published this May, it garnered
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
I have a tremendous aversion to reading about torture. I can’t stand slasher flicks or brutality in movies either, particularly if it’s...
Cheesie Mack is Cool in a Duel, by Steve Cotler
Note from Kimmery: All middle-grade books with boy protagonists are reviewed by my 10 year-old son, Alex. This book is about a boy named...
An Interview with Nadia Hashimi, author of A House Without Windows
Today, I'd like to introduce you to Nadia Hashimi, and her brilliant book, A House without Windows, which is the story of a woman accused...
The 3 Best Literary Books of the Year
Bear with me, because at first this is going to sound like a hard sell. I want you to read about the torture of twins at Auschwitz, the...
Authors out of Carolina: Engaging Women's Fiction
The Gilded Age of New York. Suburban secrets among the picket-fence set. An 1800’s shipwreck in the Carolinas carrying a famous daughter....