The Criminal Kind: Ken Bruen
It’s Jack Taylor’s lovably cynical personality, rather than the mystery, that drives the story forward.
Fiction
"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain
The Criminal Kind: Christa Faust
Apathy, booze, and cynicism are the standard PI’s ABCs, but Bruen’s detective takes things to a whole new level.
The Criminal Kind: Ed Gorman
The hallmark of Gorman's style is the utter simplicity and clarity of his language. Straightforward prose is the hallmark of his moral universe.
The Criminal Kind: Day Keene
One of the distinctive characteristics of Keene's male protagonists is their self-awareness. They know they're sleazebags.
Damages: Michelle Latiolais's "Widow"
Some moments unfold in paragraphs and minutes, while others span pages and years.
Pulsing Jewels
what fine filling there is between the covers.
Words For Remembering: Peter Orner's "Love and Shame and Love"
Orner’s off-the-cuff musing that shame is more interesting than love is actually at the emotional heart of his epic family saga
The Skeptical Gaze
As any writer knows, our work is infused with ego.
Doing a D'Agata
The writer and editor, too, are headaches.
Harrowing Idealism
First and foremost, however, These Dreams of You may well be the first true Obama novel.
Mixed Memories
They make one rule: 'Each day, we had to do at least one thing that was forbidden.'
Lost and Saved
because of its ornateness, Ausubel’s prose seems to float around the idea of trauma
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