A novel of magical realism by Rachel Joyce (The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry), Perfect, is about the world-shattering event on a seemingly normal day in the life of young Byron Hemmings. A spellbinding novel that will resonate with readers of Mark Haddon, Louise Erdrich, and John Irving, Perfect tells […]
Monthly Archives: January 2014
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Young adult novels seem to have the market cornered on dystopian novels which makes Pierce Brown’s debut novel Red Rising something of anomaly. Set in a future where social castes are color coded Red Rising is a an adult-targeted dystopian novel about revenge and justice. “I live for the dream that my […]
While plenty of anecdotal evidence exists that books are good for you apparently has taken until now for scientists to attempt to actually codify how they are good for you. The article linked below discusses a study at Emory University which examined brain activity (via fMRI) after reading Robert Harris’ […]
The Kept is the first novel of author James Scott. A bleak novel about revenge it has been drawing comparison to everything from True Grit to the works of Cormac McArthy. With starred reviews from Kirkus and Publisher’s Weekly James Scott looks like he is going to be an author […]