STARRED Book Review: The Café With No Name
THE CAFE WITH NO NAME by Robert Seethaler is a beautifully crafted portrait of a sorrowful dreamer, a café, and the city that surrounds them. Reviewed by Lauren Hayataka.
Tag: literary fiction
Book Review: The Dreamer’s Quarry
THE DREAMER’S QUARRY by Michael A. Luksch is an authentic rendering of a writer’s angst and melancholia in a time where the American Dream has become a falsehood. Reviewed by S.A. Evans.
Book Review: Reunion By the Lake
REUNION by the Lake by James Gilbert is about an emotionally fraught novel in which a family is forced to face their longstanding issues. Reviewed by Elizabeth Reiser.
Book Review: Songs My Mother Taught Me
SONGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME by Helen Winslow Black is a journey through parenthood in lyrical sentimentality. Reviewed by S.A. Evans.
Book Review: Big Lake Troubles
BIG LAKE TROUBLES by Jeffrey D. Boldt is An intimate look at the messy, often murky path to doing what’s right. Reviewed by Lauren Hayataka.
Book Review: Overheard by Dominik Barta
The lives of Viennese neighbors interweave in this intimate exploration of human relationships and self-discovery. OVERHEARD by Dominik Barta (UW Press) reviewed by Lola Lee.
Book Review: Alcibiades, Mon Amour
ALCIBIADES, MON AMOUR by Tobias Maxwell is about a quest for beauty and truth evolving into an obsession that will corrupt and destroy. Reviewed by Erica Ball.
Book Review: Plum by Andy Anderegg
PLUM by Andy Anderegg is a second-person marvel—coming of age and the lasting impact of trauma on the path of healing. Reviewed by Lola Lee.
STARRED Book Review: Home for the Bewildered
HOME FOR THE BEWILDERED by Michelle Tobin is a highly emotive book that conveys a vital message about the importance of tolerance and understanding. Reviewed by Erin Britton.
Book Review: 1986 by Will Stepp
1986: Stories by Will Stepp is atmospheric & real—a recollective mood on childhood, family, and friends in the 1980s, coated with the nostalgia of times gone by.