Book Reviews

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  • A Collapse of Horses

    A Collapse of Horses

    By Brian Evenson

    I was surprised to find that some of the stories in his most recent collection,...

    $16.95
  • Descriptions of Heaven

    Descriptions of Heaven

    By Randal Eldon Greene

    The characters struggle against Natalia’s death as a leap into nothingness—the complete physical destruction of...

    $22.95
  • Wins and Losses

    Wins and Losses

    By Peter Makuck

    Although the stories are packed with people and dialogue, and laughter, there are also moments...

    $19.95
  • Bardo or Not Bardo

    Bardo or Not Bardo

    By Antoine Volodine, translated by J.T. Mahany

    Volodine’s novel is energetic, offbeat, fast-paced, and shows an off-kilter sense of humor. He writes...

    $13.95
  • Children of the Country

    Children of the Country

    By Abigail R. Shaffer

    Set in a depressed blue-collar community in the isolated backcountry of Arkansas, the novel depicts...

    $15.29
  • The White Swallow

    The White Swallow

    By Anna Kovatcheva

    The language is compressed, carefully wrought, every sentence doing the work of many....

    $10.00
  • Neon Green

    Neon Green

    By Margaret Wappler

    ...the presence of the alien ship never overwhelms the meat of the story, a heartfelt...

    $16.00
  • The Gustav Sonata

    The Gustav Sonata

    By Rose Tremain

    Tremain paints her picture of post-war Switzerland with care and steadiness, and the reader can’t...

    $26.95