This was one of the first Orange Prize nominees that I bought. Last year, two debut novels on the longlist made my personal shortlist. (Anna Peile's and Samantha Hunt's) Serpent's Tail, 2012 I had high hopes for this novel and, in many ways, I was rewarded for my
From the title, readers might guess that Khanh Ha's first novel, Flesh, will be of a visceral nature. And from the cover image, with a young woman's neck and shoulders and long braid disappearing into wafts of smoke, readers will suspect a romantic tale. Once they learn that it takes
Abhay sits on the grass in front of a bar, on the opening page of And Laughter Fell From the Sky. Harper Collins, 2012 The five-lane highway across from Kent State University is as hectic as the afternoon rush in Grand Central Station was, one hundred years ago, in
Let me begin by saying that the cover of this novel is perfect. Juliet, with her eyes closed: she could be anywhere, but in assembling an understanding of the world around her, images from her time in Nicaragua serve as a foundation. And the vivid imagery: the combination of photographs
What does Captain Trips mean anyway? NY: Marvel Publishing Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Writer Mike Perkins, Artwork Laura Marin, Colourist If you could ask General Bill Starkey he would NOT say 99.4% communicability, 99.4% excess mortality. He can't say that: he works for the government. But that's what it means.
