The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard is a charming read with the serious themes of family relationships, race, self-awareness, and more woven throughout. The protagonist of this strong debut novel is Johnny Ribkins, a 72-year-old African American man who is in… Read More ›
Happy publication day to Akashic Books, editor Amy Bloom, and all the fantastic writers who contributed to New Haven Noir! This is a solid collection of diverse noir stories, one that I highly recommend if you’re into noir, crime fiction… Read More ›
I’m thrilled to announce my debut as a reviewer for Criminal Element! I’ve been a fan of the site for years, and so it’s truly an honor to now be part of the team. Stasi Child by David Young is the… Read More ›
The English Patient was published in 1992 and won the Man Booker Prize (along with Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth). The movie adaptation followed in 1996 and won an Oscar for Best Picture, among other categories. I’ve been waiting to… Read More ›
Resurrection Bay is Australian writer Emma Viskic’s first mystery novel and my first read for the Australian Woman Writer’s Challenge 2016. I purchased the paper copy through bookdepository.com and the Kindle version is available on Amazon. From the publisher:… Read More ›
I saw an advertisement for this book on the sidebar of the Lambda Literary Foundation’s website. Any book with the word ‘prairie’ or ‘plains’ in the title catches my eye. Although I grew up in an urban environment, my family… Read More ›
I first started reading this novel sometime back in the 1990s when I was in college or graduate school, and still fairly new to the world of academic feminism where The Handmaid’s Tale is (was?) considered a must-read. I started… Read More ›