Principles of Navigation by Lynn Sloan

In her debut novel, Lynn Sloan relates a complex story of love and betrayal and the kind of longing that Continue reading →

Notes for the Earthbound by John Mauk

Exit the Ohio turnpike or the interstate and you encounter the world as seen through the eyes of John Mauk. Continue reading →

Lost for Words by Edward St. Aubyn

Politics may bring together strange bedfellows but so apparently does the world of literary competition. In Lost for Words, novelist Edward Continue reading →

Cementville by Paulette Livers

On the opening page of this amazing novel, seven black hearses roll down the highway toward the small  Kentucky town Continue reading →

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

A sprawling tale of love and loss, Americanah tracks the immigrant experience of two Nigerians, childhood sweethearts who seek to Continue reading →

Murder In The Ball Park by Robert Goldsborough

Nero Wolfe lives. Although Rex Stout, creator of the popular series, died in 1975, the iconic investigator continues to thrive Continue reading →

Swann’s Lake of Despair by Charles Salzberg

Henry Swann is back. Both smart and smart talking, he embodies the voice and spirit of the classic hardboiled detective, Continue reading →

The Black Hour by Lori Rader-Day

This debut novel tackles one of society’s ongoing horrors: random violence and its aftermath. Shot at point blank range, Chicago sociology Continue reading →