Book Reviews

New reading recommendations from Colorado Review

  • Liquid, Fragile, Perishable

    Liquid, Fragile, Perishable

    By Carolyn Kuebler

    Carolyn Kuebler’s debut novel, Liquid, Fragile, Perishable, offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of...

    $19.99
  • The River, The Town

    The River, The Town

    By Farah Ali

    One won’t find what Charles Baxter calls “the quality of ‘lushness’ in art” in his...

    $26.95
  • The Problem You Have

    The Problem You Have

    By Robert Garner McBrearty

    In this highly engaging collection of short stories, award-winning author Robert Garner McBrearty captivates readers...

    $16.95
  • We, Adults

    We, Adults

    By Peter Stenson

    Desire, guilt, and self-destruction drive the subversive narrative of Peter Stenson’s 2024 novel, We, Adults,...

    $20.95
  • Near Strangers

    Near Strangers

    By Marian Crotty

    “Almost as soon as I began, it was obvious I was too rusty,” relates the...

    $18.95
  • Displaced Persons

    Displaced Persons

    By Joan Leegant

    Belonging. A powerful word. Just reading “belonging” can stir up strong emotions. There may be...

    $18
  • Cecilia

    Cecilia

    By K-Ming Chang

    First encounters with sexual feelings and relationships can be a clumsy, bewildering mix of indescribable...

    $14.95
  • High Hawk

    High Hawk

    By Amy Frykholm

    According to Alice Nighthawk, one of the principal characters in Amy Frykholm’s debut novel High...

    $19