Results for keyword: fiction
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Song of loss and redemption: A review of Theft
In Colorado essayist BK Loren's first novel, the loss of nature is linked to the loss of a loved one, and grief becomes a territory to be explored.
by Emily Wortman-Wunder, Sep 16, 2012 -
In the desert, questions without answers: A review of Gods Without Men
In Gods Without Men, British novelist Hari Kunzru wanders through time and space in California's Mojave Desert.
by Martin Connelly, May 27, 2012 -
Stroke of insight: A review of Before the End, After the Beginning
Dagoberto Gilb's remarkable new fiction collection captures the lives of struggling Southwestern people.
by Jenny Shank, Mar 18, 2012 -
Interior Landscapes: A review of The City Beneath the Snow
The short stories in Marjorie Kowalski Cole's posthumous collection The City Beneath the Snow take readers deep into the subarctic melting pot of Fairbanks, Alaska.
by Michael Engelhard, Mar 04, 2012 -
A forbidden road trip: A review of Lamb
Lamb, Bonnie Nadzam's crisp, startling and psychologically intense debut novel, follows two troubled characters on a quest for redemption in the West.
by Jenny Shank, Feb 05, 2012 -
A second chance at love: A review of Liberty Lanes
Liberty Lanes, Robin Troy's second novel, tracks the lives of a group of senior citizens in a small Montana town.
by Phyllis Barber, Jan 22, 2012 -
An unexpected L.A. story: A review of The Barbarian Nurseries
Héctor Tobar's ferocious new novel, The Barbarian Nurseries, stars a Mexican housekeeper who works for a dysfunctional family and accidentally gets caught up in the national fury over illegal immigration.
by Daniel A. Olivas, Nov 28, 2011 -
Reluctant assassins: A review of The Sisters Brothers
Patrick DeWitt's new novel, The Sisters Brothers, describes the lives of two 19th-century hit men in a work of modern Western noir.
by Devon Fredericksen, Nov 13, 2011 -
To die fighting: a review of Jesse's Ghost: A Novel
In Frank Bergon's new novel, a young man in California's Central Valley is haunted by the memory of his best friend, whom he murdered.
by Tara Rae Miner, Oct 30, 2011 -
Seeds of atonement: an interview with writer Shann Ray
Shann Ray's short stories focus on the theme of redemption in the lives of ordinary Western families.
by Jenny Shank, Sep 27, 2011
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