Hilary Mantel has said that the third and final book in her bestselling Wolf Hall series, The Mirror and the Light, will be delayed. Significantly, Mantel has been awarded the Booker Prize for each of her previous two books in… Continue Reading
Because so many of the truths in our lives are hidden, denied or twisted in disguise, it’s nice to have the occasion to state a truth that is unanimously agreed upon. If you dislike the central concept of a book,… Continue Reading
The Perfect Stranger (Simon & Schuster) offers up a perfectly delicious framework for a novel. How well do you know your best friend? It’s not as odd a question or as obvious an answer as it may seem. We discover… Continue Reading
Whether they consciously realize it or not, all the works of great novelists are testament to Sigmund Freud’s model of the mind. Hacks have it easy – apply some sparkly phrases to formula, stir, bake and sell. There’s nothing wrong… Continue Reading
It wasn’t until I finished reading The Parcel (Knopf Canada) and then, having rolled a cigarette to recover from this harrowing yet strangely heroic journey through Bombay’s prostitution district of Kamathipura, that I realized I had reviewed Anosh Irani’s work… Continue Reading
You’ve Never Read Anything Like Dark Matter. There. I said it. The new novel by Blake Crouch, is a terrifying, enthralling, lightning-fast, brilliant book. You have no idea how much I want to write about it. I want to tell… Continue Reading
Just into the second half of 2016 and we come across what will be one of the major books — and certainly the most significant debut — of 2016. Author Yaa Gyasi was born in Ghana and raised in Alabama.… Continue Reading
Six Junes ago, I read Justin Cronin’s post-apocalyptic thriller, The Passage, and I was blown away. During my read I was amazed by the sheer volume of events and ideas he could write about, as well as how well he… Continue Reading
(Editor’s note: This review comes from Steven Nester, host of Poets of the Tabloid Murder, a weekly Internet radio show heard on the Public Radio Exchange [PRX]. Nester is also a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The Rap… Continue Reading
It is possible that Rudolfo Anaya is one of the most important Mexican-American authors writing today. His debut novel, 1972’s Bless Me, Ultima is to this day included on many middle school, high school and university reading lists across America.… Continue Reading