Review: Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon

January 22, 2007 admin 0

Today in the January Magazine fiction section, contributing editor David Abrams looks at Against the Day, Thomas Pynchon’s first outing in a decade. “There is simply too much going on in Against the Day for readers to make an emotional connection with anything they encounter,” says Abrams. Read the full review here.

Review: Rain Before Morning by Michael Poole

January 17, 2007 admin 0

Today in the January Magazine fiction section, contributing editor Cherie Thiessen looks at Rain Before Morning by Michael Poole. It’s a classic love story that takes place around the time of WW I. Set in a remote settlement along Canada’s western coast, the author of Romancing Mary Jane here takes a credible first stab at fiction. The January review of Rain Before Morning is here.