The new online publication, San Francisco Journal of Books, publishes thought-provoking reviews of new fiction and nonfiction from across the publishing spectrum. We believe that the divide between literary and genre fiction is often arbitrary, that good writing spans subject and genres, and that book culture is alive and well in America. San Francisco Journal of…Continue reading San Francisco Journal of Books seeks reviewers
Category: Ephemera
Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner
With The Killing–AMC’s moody Seattle-centric drama series about a smart, nervous, possibly mentally ill, and extremely dedicated female detective attempting to unravel the murder of a young girl–only a distant memory, I’ve been jonesing for a thriller with a woman in the starring role. (Yes, I am a novelist who wholeheartedly admits to watching TV,…Continue reading Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner
The Next Time You See Me by Holly Goddard Jones
The Next Time You See Me, the debut novel by Holly Goddard Jones, is a literary mystery in the tradition of Kate Atkinson. The novel opens with the discovery of a body in the woods by a misfit middle-schooler named Emily Houchens. The novel’s plot hinges on Emily’s strange reaction to the body; rather than…Continue reading The Next Time You See Me by Holly Goddard Jones
Hikikomori and the Rental Sister by Jeff Backhaus
Jeff Backhaus’s beautiful debut novel, Hikikomori and the Rental Sister, opens with a man locked inside a room, unable to come out except for in the middle of the night, while his wife is sleeping. Ever since losing his young son in an accident which he feels he should have prevented, Thomas Tessler has been…Continue reading Hikikomori and the Rental Sister by Jeff Backhaus
My Great Gray Reading Chair – Don Draper replaces Mr. Carson
I’m pleased to report that I’ve finally replaced my beloved old reading chair, which my then-boyfriend and I purchased on sale from Macy’s for our first San Francisco apartment back in 1999. It is a well-used chair that served us lovingly, kind of like Mr. Carson, but, like Mr. Carson, it long ago began showing…Continue reading My Great Gray Reading Chair – Don Draper replaces Mr. Carson