Books

Hayhurst Hurls Personal ‘Out of My League’
March 15, 2012 22 comments › by

Hayhurst Hurls Personal ‘Out of My League’

A female acquaintance of mine once complained about baseball that “All it is, is a bunch of guys standing around ...

O’Nan’s ‘The Odds’ Rolls Double or Nothing
March 1, 2012 33 comments › by

O’Nan’s ‘The Odds’ Rolls Double or Nothing

Two books take place simultaneously within the slim confines of Stewart O’Nan’s new novel The Odds. One tells the story ...

‘Lost Saints of Tennessee’ Find Redemption
February 16, 2012 21 comments › by

‘Lost Saints of Tennessee’ Find Redemption

There’s an iron fist inside the velvet glove that is Amy Franklin-Willis’ new novel, The Lost Saints of Tennessee, a ...

'Stranger's Child' Estranges Interest
January 19, 2012 20 comments › by

‘Stranger’s Child’ Estranges Interest

Boredom, identical in effect, is the offspring of a million causes. I can happily watch the moon rise over the ...

Offer Editor the Antidote? Maybe
January 5, 2012 8 comments › by

Offer Editor the Antidote? Maybe

I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, because I despise the inevitable disappointment I feel when I break them slightly more ...

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