Science Inspires Thomas Pierce in This New Story Collection
Hall of Small Mammals is a disquieting book of bizarre, brainy tales from a young Virginia-based writer.
Dan Barrett
I am a freelance writer who has worked for PopMatters, SparkNotes, BookPage, and Kirkus, among other publications. You can often find me teaching and tutoring in upper Manhattan. I have a degree in English from Yale and a graduate degree in education from Fordham, and I am currently at work on a Y.A. novel about being young, gay, and Catholic in Buffalo, NY.
In His Fourth Novel, Paul Beatty Aims to Get Under Your Skin
The Sellout is a blistering satire from a gifted poet and novelist. Just prepare to be uneasy!
Wonder of Wonders: A New/Old Anthology From Teffi
The stories in Subtly Worded are lost gems from Russia's wacky past.
Two Troubled People = Explosive Chemistry
Along the way to Preparation for the Next Life's dramatic conclusion, there's a good deal of lovely, Nabokovian-like descriptive writing.
Matthew Thomas Tackles Dementia in His Ambitious First Novel, ‘We Are Not Ourselves’
At one point, Thomas gave up his teaching job because the desire to finish his writing had outweighed the desire to achieve financial security. Such passion is evident in the pages of his novel.
I’ve Never Read a P. D. James Novel That I Didn’t Like
James offers you an opportunity to get to know each of the suspects in full before the murderer's identity is revealed. And so you feel a kind of intense shock at the climax of a novel.
One of Ireland’s Greatest Living Writers Hits Another Home Run With ‘Nora Webster’
Colm Toibin's latest literary outing is like a complex Persian rug: the reader must work to notice and appreciate the patterns.
Edward St. Aubyn’s ‘On the Edge’ Brings Some Humor to Life’s Fathomless Oddness
Here's another reasonably entertaining novel of ideas from this internationally-celebrated satirist.
‘The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher’ Is White-Hot Storytelling by a Mind Possessed
These stories are as delightful and fizzy as Hilary Mantel's many awe-inspiring historical novels.
Why Didn’t Alice McDermott’s ‘Someone’ Win the Pulitzer?
Someone is among this risk-taking writer's very best books.
A Wealth of Disturbing Knowledge Awaits You in ‘Flings’
It's rare to find a fresh new voice writing strong realistic fiction about life as it is lived today in America. Justin Taylor's stories will astound you.
‘Brood’ May Keep You Up at Night
Brood serves up a richly imagined, hideous, surprising world.