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August 19, 2024 In Fiction

Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner

French eco-terrorists planning a violent protest to an environment-altering dam project are infiltrated by a ruthless and skilled young female provocateur who finds a deeper philosophical life in the writings of one of the movement’s theorists. Suspenseful and richly complex. Satisfyingly current.

August 3, 2024 In Fiction

The Axeman’s Carnival by Catherine Chidgey

A bird who can talk; who can seemingly think in human ways; people who are carried along by questionable motives and inability to change their situation; these are the players. The tale is fascinating, amusing and frightening.

July 24, 2024 In Fiction

Table for Two by Amor Towles

A worthy follow-up to his previous works, this collection of short stories and a novella will surely satisfy any veteran readers of the authors efforts and will undoubtedly convert those to whom his writing is a new experience. Finely crafted and with plenty of punch.

July 1, 2024 In Fiction

Goodnight Tokyo by Atsuhiro Yoshida

A varied cast of characters, all engaging in their separate ways and acting upon their individual motives find closure to their divergent problems and needs provide a reassuringly human tone to this highly interesting novel.