It's always a little strange when new fiction tackles current issues. Once you consider publishing schedules, the authors who write these texts seem downright prescient. In Air, Ryan Gattis takes on police brutality in Baltimore, and creates an instant --- if flawed --- classic in the process. Air centers on Grey Monroe: a mixed-race teenager … Continue reading Air: A Review
Last week was a busy one, for both books news and me. Check up on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Fight Club, The Fault in Our Stars, and more below. Is There a The Fault in Our Stars Sequel? John Green Says He Has No Plans to Write One John Green broke hearts and dashed hopes last week, when … Continue reading UPDATE: All Posts 14 – 20 August 2016
It's not often you find a novel that tells you everything you need to know in the title, but Jeremy P. Bushnell's The Insides is one such book. Bushnell's magical realist tale about a special knife, a psychic for hire, and a street magician turned butcher is all about the interior: of our world, of … Continue reading The Insides: A Review
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In all honesty, when I skimmed Harry Potter and the Cursed Child spoilers online, I thought J.K. Rowling had completely jumped the shark. What little I read of the story seemed like a cliché mess, crafted more out of greed than love. I've never been more happy to say I was wrong. Harry Potter and … Continue reading Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: A Review