AltWeeklies Wire
'Friend of the Devil' Banks on Itnew
A fan for years of Canadian crime writer Peter Robinson's sturdy Yorkshire-based mysteries, I couldn't wait for the new Inspector Banks novel to hit the shelves -- and 17 books into the series, Friend Of The Devil is as fresh and compelling as the first.
NOW Magazine |
Lesley M Allister |
10-26-2007 |
Fiction
'The Frozen Thames': Frozen Ghostsnew
If, instead of giving us a full-fledged novel with an emotional narrative arc, Helen Humphreys wants to write a series of flash fictions short-short stories with lush language representing each of the 40 occasions that the Thames River froze over, that should be fine with any of her fans.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
10-26-2007 |
Fiction
Author Michael Pritchett Gets Lost Between Lewis Past and Presentnew
Pritchett's first novel requires readers to follow a similarly delicate navigation with two pieces of fiction in the same book.
Willamette Week |
Henry Stern |
10-24-2007 |
Fiction
Like 'The Devil Wears Prada' For Lawyersnew
Chambermaid delivers post-law school ennui without the frayed nerves and student-loan debts endured by lawyers. Better yet, it makes us root for them.
Baltimore City Paper |
Raymond Cummings |
10-23-2007 |
Fiction
Epiphanies Rare in 'Dead Boys'new
If you can think of a well-worn male stereotype, it's in here: the gruff ex-con, the bitter drunk, the hopeless junkie, the down-and-out prodigal son, the existentially numb cubicle rat.
Baltimore City Paper |
Zak M. Salih |
10-23-2007 |
Fiction
Alice Sebold Loses Humanitynew
The sympathetic tone of The Lovely Bones is starkly absent in Sebold's sophomore fictional outing, The Almost Moon.
The Georgia Straight |
Mat Loup |
10-22-2007 |
Fiction
'The Air We Breathe' Blends Science, History & Political Allegorynew
Communities are fragile and corruptible things, but Barrett is building, book by book, a stronger, closer, brighter and better one than ours.
Comic Proportionsnew
Robert Kirkman showcases his ability to balance humor with horror in Marvel Zombies while Geoff Johns gives his audience a great bunch of villains in Green Lantern.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Carlton Hargro |
10-17-2007 |
Fiction
Portrait of a Nymphnew
Erotica novelist Zane's new advice book, Dear G-Spot: Straight Talk about Sex and Love, offers a glimpse of what it might be like to bang Zane herself.
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
10-16-2007 |
Fiction
'The Religion' Turns 16th Century Battles into Fantasynew
Yes, this is airport fiction about an obscure historical military conflict.
Baltimore City Paper |
Robbie Whelan |
10-16-2007 |
Fiction
Kirk Nesset's Short Stories Shine in the Drue Heinz Winnernew
What makes Paradise Road most pleasurable is Nesset's supple style, capable of bluntness and lyricism alike. In any mode, he hardly seems capable of writing an uninteresting sentence.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
10-15-2007 |
Fiction
Fall Fournew
Four fall fiction choices outside the usual: Baltimore, or the Steadfast Tin Soldier; Lois Lenz, Lesbian Secretary; The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue; and 2236. These novels are genre-benders that provide new ways of looking at the world -- as well as good reads.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
10-12-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Fiction Reviews
Mystery of the Dog Gone Missingnew
A dog-lover's review of the "mostly true account of Sonny Brewer's dogged search for his beloved pet."
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
10-12-2007 |
Fiction
Mary Novik's 'Conceit' Captures 60s Londonnew
Her novel courses through the bustling city, the realm of ghosts, and the various landscapes of attraction; it encompasses theological debate, angling lore, and architecture; and it's strewn with historical figures.
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
10-12-2007 |
Fiction
'Turtle Valley' is All Fired Upnew
Gail Anderson-Dargatz's latest is part mystery, part memory story, part eco-conscious tale, but a rare take on illness in the context of a marriage is what makes it a winner.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
10-12-2007 |
Fiction
