Survived: Alix Ohlin’s Inside

2020-09-16T16:00:32-04:00

What happens inside, behind closed doors, in private moments, and in minds and hearts: that's the stuff of Alix Ohlin's novel. House of Anansi, 2012 "'He wouldn’t let me in,' she said, 'and I refused to stay out.'" Mitch's mother says that of his father. She is not

Survived: Alix Ohlin’s Inside2020-09-16T16:00:32-04:00

“The Turkey Season” Alice Munro

2014-03-20T20:05:12-04:00

Whether it's Alva's job in a summer resort in "Sunday Afternoon" or Edie looking after the kids and doing what needs doing in "How I Met My Husband", Alice Munro captures the twinned knowingness and vulnerability of a girl in her first job. Few other authors (Alissa York would be

“The Turkey Season” Alice Munro2014-03-20T20:05:12-04:00

Aifric Campbell’s On the Floor (2012)

2014-03-17T15:44:49-04:00

This was one of the first Orange Prize nominees that I bought. Last year, two debut novels on the longlist made my personal shortlist. (Anna Peile's and Samantha Hunt's) Serpent's Tail, 2012 I had high hopes for this novel and, in many ways, I was rewarded for my

Aifric Campbell’s On the Floor (2012)2014-03-17T15:44:49-04:00

Ann Patchett’s State of Wonder (2011)

2014-03-17T15:39:51-04:00

Ann Patchett's works have long had the attention of the Orange Prize juries. The Magician's Assistant was shortlisted for the 1998 Orange Prize, and Bel Canto won in 2002; it wasn't surprising to see State of Wonder make the jury's shortlist in 2012. The most striking element of the novel is its

Ann Patchett’s State of Wonder (2011)2014-03-17T15:39:51-04:00

Thoughts on Three Contenders: Tournament of Books

2021-07-02T16:34:21-04:00

Teju Cole, Open City Recorded Books, 2011 Reader: Kevin Mambo It was fitting that this was my first audiobook of 2012; I was walking the streets of my own city, listening to this story, while the narrator, Julius, was walking the streets of New York City. He is walking, the birds

Thoughts on Three Contenders: Tournament of Books2021-07-02T16:34:21-04:00
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