Fiction: The Moment of Truth by Damian McNicholl
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 […]
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Review: Wake Up and Live: The Life of Bob Marley
by Jim McCarthy and Benito Gallego
Graphic novels, or in this case graphic biographies, are a new world to me. I’ve always looked at the arts rather like a primary school […]
Fiction: The Chosen Maiden by Eva Stachniak
Virtually every novel you’ve ever read is a historical novel. The only exceptions I can think of are speculative or future-set science fiction, or romping […]
Crime Fiction: Brussels Noir
The great nations of the world, the ones whose internal or external intrigues are guaranteed global headlines, all seem to have a neighbor that serves […]
Fiction: Cruel Beautiful World by Caroline Leavitt
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 […]
Fiction: The Parcel by Anosh Irani
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 […]
Non-Fiction: Institutions and the Right to Vote in America by Martha E. Kropf
There is a phrase I have used many times that is usually met with a shocked expression. It is this: The universal voting franchise was […]
Non-Fiction: Masculinity, Media, and the American Presidency by Meredith Conroy
While indeed elections are contests, their likening to a violent athletic contest makes as much sense as their likening to a beauty contest. In both […]
Non-Fiction: The Politics of Emotions, Candidates and Choices by Heather E. Yates
Reviewed by Hubert O’ Hearn (This is the first of a series of reviews and author interviews examining the current state of US politics.) Let […]
January Interview: Roisin O’Donnell
by Hubert O’Hearn Let’s imagine a scene together. You’ve received an invitation to a swank literary event, one of those champagne and piano evenings where […]
