THE CHILD, by Fiona Barton Berkley, June 27, 2017 As the newspaper for which she works is firing journalists left and right, making way for a crop of inexperienced writers of sensationalist online content, veteran reporter Kate Waters catches the whiff of a story: a baby’s skeleton is discovered during a construction project. Unable to…Continue reading Sunday Suspense read: THE CHILD by Fiona Barton
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Three Suspenseful Thrillers to Love
THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10, by Ruth Ware The Woman in Cabin 10, by Ruth Ware, is a delightfully creepy journey into the strange, frightening goings-on of the rich and decadent aboard a vessel at sea. Our narrator is certain that she interacted with a woman in the supposedly empty cabin, but no one wants…Continue reading Three Suspenseful Thrillers to Love
Teju Cole – Known and Strange Things
There is another possible book that contains all that is not in this one. So says Teju Cole in the introduction to his wonderful essay collection, Known and Strange Things. Wide-ranging and deliciously exploratory, the collection tackles politics, art, literature, and travel. I love essay collections that are not narrowly defined, collections that lay the…Continue reading Teju Cole – Known and Strange Things
A Review of the New Thriller Baggage, by S.G. Redling
Baggage, by S.G. Redling, is an edge-of-the-seat thriller about a young woman haunted by her violent past. Anna Ray works in the student advocacy office of a small liberal arts college in Western Virginia. Her mother incessantly sends her letters from prison, where she is incarcerated for the murder of Anna’s father. A year ago, Anna’s…Continue reading A Review of the New Thriller Baggage, by S.G. Redling
My Interview with Elizabeth Strout, & her new book My Name Is Lucy Barton
Elizabeth Strout Interview Following the publication of Olive Kittredge, I sat down with Elizabeth Strout at the JCC in San Francisco to interview her. I found Strout to be kind and very funny, generous with her stories, and a bit shy. She spoke of growing up in the end of a dirt road, and of…Continue reading My Interview with Elizabeth Strout, & her new book My Name Is Lucy Barton