The Maris Review, vol 23
"What we demand of authors who cross racial or cultural lines is that they do so with the adequate amount of skill and respect." Yep, Jeanine Cummins has a new novel.
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The Maris Review, vol 89
The theme this week is creepy old men. What I read this week Discipline by Larissa Pham Here's how I described this book to a friend: what if Rachel Cusk's Outline trilogy was a bit more American and contained a little bit of murder? It'
The Maris Review, vol 88
The theme this week is cabins in the woods. What I read this week Murder Bimbo by Rebecca Novack You have to understand that the early readers edition of this debut novel had a black cover with white writing that said SOMEBODY HAD TO DO IT. "It" is
The Maris Review, vol 87
The theme of this week is consumption. And corgis. What I read this week The Hitch by Sara Levine This might be the only book I'll ever read in which I know a dog death is coming but I soldier on anyway. For those who are concerned, the
The Maris Review, vol 86
What I read this week Possession by A.S. Byatt I first tried to read A.S. Byatt's Booker Prize-winning novel about all kinds of intrigue in academia when I was in high school. What a bad idea. So much of the book is about the tedium of