>Kind Words for In an Uncharted Country

>  The April issue of The Short Review includes a very thoughtful review of In an Uncharted Country. There’s also an interview with yours…

>The Secret to Success

> If you’re a book person, you’ve probably heard about a book called The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. The book,…

>Truth or Something Like It by Curtis Smith

> Truth or Something Like It Curtis Smith Casperian Books, 2010 Sex. Murder. Drugs. Religion. Politics. This novel has it all. It’s even got…

>Gray Baby by Scott Loring Sanders

> Gray Baby Scott Loring Sanders Houghton Mifflin 2009 Although this is technically a “young adult” novel (like the author’s first book, The Hanging…

>The Cradle by Patrick Somerville

>The CradlePatrick SomervilleLittle Brown 2009 Matt Bishop is on a quest. His pregnant wife, Marissa, insists that he find the cradle, the one that…

>Waltzing Cowboys by Sarah Collins Honenberger

>Waltzing CowboysSarah Collins HonenbergerCedar Creek Publishing 2008, $15.95 This engaging small novel has feet in two worlds. It begins in the West, in the…

>Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann

>Let the Great World SpinColum McCannRandom House 2009 I’ve just finished this book, my first read of 2010. It’s a fine book, although I’m…

>One Life to Give by Andrew Bienkowski with Mary Akers

>One Life to Give: A Path to Finding Yourself by Helping OthersAndrew Bienkowski, with Mary AkersThe Experiment, January 2010 Unlike many “self-help” books, this…

>The Art of Subtext by Charles Baxter

>The Art of Subtext: Beyond PlotCharles BaxterGraywolf, 2007 If you’re a writer, you’ll find this book useful. Even if you’ve read other essays by…

>Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon

>Inherent ViceThomas PynchonThe Penguin Press, 2009 When I first read Gravity’s Rainbow, I was blown away, probably because I’d never read anything like it….