Allure of Deceit

At the start of the COVID pandemic, in the midst of lockdown, a family is devastated after the loss of an infant daughter in  The Burrow by...

Hang onto every day as precious – that’s the theme of both The Life Impossible by Matt Haig and Sandwich by Catherine Newman. Both writers...

Real Americans  by Rachel Khong is a family saga – an odd mixture of fantasy, suspense and speculative fiction that toys with genre and sens...

  Flags on the Bayou by James Lee Burke is set in the fall of 1863. Much of Louisiana is occupied by the Union Army. The Civil War rages, an...

  Wolf at the Table, t he family saga by Adam Rapp spans 1951 to 2010. A withdrawn, hardworking  veteran of World War II and a devout Catho...

Animals exhibit strong character and distinctive points of view for those who are most perceptive. Pets narrate two recent books, Buster   b...

True autonomy, along with the ability to reflect and learn from one's mistakes, may be impossible without self-awareness. Those who desi...