The Volunteer by Salvatore Scibona is a novel at once global and intensely individual. The setting is Germany, Latvia, Afghanistan, Japan, Vietnam, Australia, Cambodia, and scattered corners of the U.S. The time is near present (2010-11), past (latter 20th century),…
Heather Webber is the author of more than twenty mystery novels, including the Nina Quinn series, and has been twice nominated for an Agatha Award. Her new novel, Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe, is a captivating blend of magical realism,…
Tilney has been called a dazzling new voice in American fiction, and his debut has been hailed as smart and shrewd. I’ll join that chorus and add that his brand new novel, The Expectations (Little Brown, 2019) is a stunning…
I’ve always tried hard to make things happen for myself. As a writer, I enter contests, apply for fellowships and residencies, and submit to journals. I seek out feedback wherever I can get it. I take writing classes, attend conferences,…
The Color Purple, Bastard out of Carolina, and Speak: three nationally acclaimed novels depicting sexual abuse that have repeatedly been banned throughout the years as “obscene.” For as long as any of us can remember, the subject of sexual abuse…
The Little Plot That Couldn’t Based on the classic fairy tale that captured hearts everywhere, The Little Plot That Couldn’t features a large beluga whale trying to get up a mountain using toothpicks as walking sticks. Unsurprisingly it gets stuck….