The Girl in the Cardboard Box by Jane Daly (book review)
A young girl lies huddled in a cardboard box, shrinking away from the social workers who have come to rescue her from a homeless camp. She doesn’t speak and affection seems alien to her as she has no apparent ties to anyone. Placed in the affluent home of Hayley and [...]
Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour (book review)
There’s nothing like a Black salesman on a mission. An unambitious twenty-two-year-old, Darren lives in a Bed-Stuy brownstone with his mother, who wants nothing more than to see him live up to his potential as the valedictorian of Bronx Science. But Darren is content working at Starbucks in the lobby [...]
Writers are Readers: MB Mooney
Believe it or not, many authors don't have a favorite author--it can be hard to signal out one writer you love, respect, or appreciate above all others. For writers like MB Mooney, though, it's easier to identify that one person. That doesn't mean he only reads that author's works, though [...]
Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce (book review)
She’s going too far to go it alone. It is 1950. London is still reeling from World War II, and Margery Benson, a schoolteacher and spinster, is trying to get through life, surviving on scraps. One day, she reaches her breaking point, abandoning her job and small existence to set [...]
Wicked by Gregory Maguire (book review)
When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious Witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of [...]