Review: ‘The Maid’s Version’ by Daniel Woodrell
If the truth were in the telling, it wouldn't matter who told it — or, for that matter, if anyone listened. Daniel Woodrell's new novel, "The Maid's Version," depicts a...
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Review: ‘The Maid’s Version’ by Daniel Woodrell
If the truth were in the telling, it wouldn't matter who told it — or, for that matter, if anyone listened. Daniel Woodrell's new novel, "The Maid's Version," depicts a...
Review: ‘The Glass Ocean’ by Lori Baker
Ah, the Victorians. Lori Baker's debut novel "The Glass Ocean" (she has three published short story collections) has been praised by none other than Thomas Pynchon for its attention "not...
Review: “Silver Star” by Jeannette Walls
An Oscar Wilde quote prefaces Jeannette Walls' new novel, "The Silver Star": "The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple." Despite the epigraph, truth has never been...
Review: ‘The Son’ by Philipp Meyer
There is no shortage of epic novels about Texas. Something about the state inspires doorstops, from Edna Ferber's aptly named "Giant" to James Michener's eponymous brick. They tend to be...
Review: ‘I Want to Show You More’ by Jamie Quatro
The stories in Jamie Quatro's "I Want to Show You More" concern revelation, but, as the title's plaintive tone suggests, it's a revelation blocked by the obstinacy of humans and...