Results for keyword: Fiction
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Return to innocence: A review of Queen of America
In Luis Alberto Urrea's sequel to The Hummingbird's Daughter, the author continues his imagined story of his legendary Great-aunt Teresita, who was known as the Saint of Cabora.
by Kathleen Yale, Sep 02, 2012 -
Lights, camera, life: A review of Beautiful Ruins
Jess Walter's dashing sixth novel spans two continents and covers five decades as the lives of nine characters interweave throughout the years.
by Jenny Shank, Aug 19, 2012 -
Practical pyromania: A review of The Flamer
In his new novel, Ben Rogers tells the coming-of-age story of a young Nevada boy named Oby Brooks who just loves to blow things up.
by Jenny Shank, Aug 05, 2012 -
Once upon a time in a small town: A review of The Other Shoe
Matt Pavelich takes what appears to be an ordinary tale about traveling the rural West and turns into something much darker and stranger in his new novel.
by Chérie Newman, Jul 22, 2012 -
Hero worship: A review of Let the Birds Drink in Peace
In Robert Garner McBrearty’s fresh and funny new story collection, ordinary guys occasionally experience an instant of greatness – and have to deal with the unexpected consequences.
by Jenny Shank, Jul 22, 2012 -
What Wallace Stegner knew
Western writer Wallace Stegner unflinchingly described both the promise and the peril of the American dream.
by Paul VanDevelder, Mar 03, 2009 -
Two men, two paths
David Guterson’s new novel, The Other, follows the diverging lives of two old friends, one who settles for a quiet family life and another who seeks out a hermit’s existence in the Olympic rainforest.
by Cali Bagby, Dec 02, 2008 -
When war came home
Ivan Doig’s new novel, The Eleventh Man, follows a Montana man across the globe during World War II.
by Emma Brown, Sep 15, 2008 -
Fall reading
Jodi Peterson and Kate Niles spotlight new books on Western subjects and/or by Western authors, both fiction and nonfiction.
by Jodi Peterson, Sep 15, 2008 -
An unforgettable journey
In his second novel, So Brave, So Young, So Handsome, Leif Enger takes the reader on a journey across the American West, circa 1915.
by Janice Gable Bashman , Sep 01, 2008
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