Booked Up
“It’s the End of the World as We Know It”
In the post-apocalyptic novel, civilization has collapsed, but culture and beauty survive.
Sep 23rd, 2014 by Will Stotts, Jr.
“The Magic Will Not End”
The final part of Lev Grossman’s epic trilogy is worth your attention, even if you missed the first two.
Sep 11th, 2014 by Will Stotts, Jr.
In Old San Francisco
Frog Music offers a murder mystery -- and a gritty historical narrative -- set in Frisco in 1876.
Sep 4th, 2014 by Will Stotts, Jr.
Midnight on the Continent of Good and (Super) Evil
A new Spanish Civil War-era spy novel from Alan Furst transports readers to a simpler time…when no one can be trusted.
Aug 15th, 2014 by Will Stotts, Jr.
Lives of the Immigrants
Cristina Henriquez’s new novel offers poignant stories of newcomers and those who resent them.
Aug 7th, 2014 by Will Stotts, Jr.
The Iraqi War Blues
Redeployment offers an ex-Marine’s powerful short stories about life in a war zone.
Jul 31st, 2014 by Will Stotts, Jr.
J.K. Rowling Meets Philip Marlowe
Harry Potter creator publishes second book in her adult mystery series. Raymond Chandler might approve.
Jul 24th, 2014 by Will Stotts, Jr.
The Greatest Cartoon Editor Living Today
Two great books from New Yorker cartoonists Bob Mankoff and Roz Chast offer life lessons with the laughs.
Jul 18th, 2014 by Will Stotts, Jr.
Stories of the Old West
Larry McMurtry’s The Last Kind Words Saloon offers a wonderful summation of his writings on frontier life.
Jun 26th, 2014 by Will Stotts, Jr.
The Mystery of Our Parents’ Divorce
In Mona Simpson’s novel, Casebook, teen boys do a Hardy Boys style investigation of parental problems.
Jun 20th, 2014 by Will Stotts, Jr.
Brooklyn, Brooklyn Take Me In
Michael Cunningam’s The Snow Queen is a magical story about the search for meaning by three city people.
Jun 5th, 2014 by Will Stotts, Jr.
Paris When It Sizzled
Francise Prose’s new novel captures the romance and decadence of the City of Light in 1930s.
May 30th, 2014 by Will Stotts, Jr.
