Fiction

For many readers, ‘Real Life’ will offer relief and validation at finally having their own experiences and truths recognized and reflected in a novel.

For many readers, ‘Real Life’ will offer relief and validation at finally having their own experiences and truths recognized and reflected in a novel.

Author Paul Wolfe takes great care with his subject, painting a nuanced, never sensationalized picture of a complex woman.

Author Paul Wolfe takes great care with his subject, painting a nuanced, never sensationalized picture of a complex woman.

Like a seasoned carpenter, author Michael Christie carefully and methodically pieces together a story as intricate as the rings within a tree.

Like a seasoned carpenter, author Michael Christie carefully and methodically pieces together a story as intricate as the rings within a tree.

This book has the power to transform how many listeners view and react to the subtle cues of racism.

This book has the power to transform how many listeners view and react to the subtle cues of racism.

Two women confront pain and secrets and try to move on without any regrets. 

Two women confront pain and secrets and try to move on without any regrets. 

This is a sweet journey of five people finding the courage to follow their hearts and make big things happen. 

This is a sweet journey of five people finding the courage to follow their hearts and make big things happen. 

Strong supporting characters and historical facts woven throughout make for a great read.

Strong supporting characters and historical facts woven throughout make for a great read.

Hayley and Emma share a heritage of courage and faith that guides them to their eventual callings.

Hayley and Emma share a heritage of courage and faith that guides them to their eventual callings.

This tension-inducing, morally complex story explores a crime and its reverberation in the life of a self-described illegal immigrant in Sydney, Australia.

This tension-inducing, morally complex story explores a crime and its reverberation in the life of a self-described illegal immigrant in Sydney, Australia.

Casey’s story, like so many stories in real life, is messy. She’s messy. But Lily King’s book isn’t. It’s a pleasure.

Casey’s story, like so many stories in real life, is messy. She’s messy. But Lily King’s book isn’t. It’s a pleasure.

Anne Enright reminds us in ‘Actress’ that celebrity is often accompanied by gloom.

Anne Enright reminds us in ‘Actress’ that celebrity is often accompanied by gloom.

The reader is able to see heartbreaking truths that Vanessa can’t yet bear to look at, and this conflict is utterly gripping.

The reader is able to see heartbreaking truths that Vanessa can’t yet bear to look at, and this conflict is utterly gripping.

‘Blackwood’ places Michael Farris Smith firmly among the masters of Southern gothic literature. 

‘Blackwood’ places Michael Farris Smith firmly among the masters of Southern gothic literature. 

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