Category: Books

>July, July Tim O’Brien Houghton Mifflin (2002) I don’t remember how well this book was received when it came out because I remember I…

>Springtime on Mars Susan Woodring Press 53 ($14.00) The title of Susan Woodring’s collection of eleven short stories, Springtime on Mars, suggests, if not…

>This book (Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala) is, I’d say, annoyingly good. It’s not really a novel. It feels like a long…

>Apologies Forthcoming Xujun Eberlein Livingston Press This collection of short stories set against a backdrop of China’s Cultural Revolution is remarkable primarily for its…

>Temporary People by Steven Gillis Black Lawrence Press ($20.95) Steven Gillis calls his novel Temporary People a fable, and that it surely is (although…

>Richard Bausch’s new novel, Peace, is quite short and reads-—not just because of length-—more like a long short story than a novel. The action…

>Emotionless Souls David S. GrantBrown Paper Publishing ($13.00) by Clifford Garstang A casual reader may find this slim short-fiction collection entertaining. It’s filled with…

>The Soul ThiefCharles BaxterPantheon ($20.00) by Clifford Garstang In this new novel from Charles Baxter, Nathaniel Mason is a student in Buffalo who meets…

>A Rotten Person Travels the CaribbeanGary BuslikTravelers’ Tales ($14.95) by Clifford Garstang With the arrogance of Paul Theroux and the comic abrasiveness of David…

>Unlike many “self-help” books, this one has an engaging narrative behind it, so not only are the bits of advice (“life-lessons”) extremely useful and…