A gender-bending tale of the Old West, told in comfortable, burnished prose
John Larison's "Whiskey When We're Dry" is an enjoyable addition to the ever-evolving literature of the American West.
David Wright
‘Convenience Store Woman’: Misfit hero defies normalcy in quiet masterpiece
Sayaka Murata’s English-language debut and winner of Japan’s revered Akutagawa Prize offers a refreshing perspective on human nature through the disarming observations of a social...
‘Shadow Child’: a harrowing, suspenseful family saga of 3 scarred women
Rahna Reiko Rizzuto’s intensely emotional novel, which follows a mother and her twin daughters over 30 years, starts out with a bang. The author will...
Behind ‘Smile’ is a stunning, artful meditation on pain, memory | Book review
Former classmates reunite in this unsettling work of psychological suspense, Roddy Doyle’s most powerful and sobering novel since “The Woman Who Walked into Doors.”
Local publisher revives lost Northwest classics
Pharos Editions, with the help of some contemporary local writers, brings some out-of-print Northwest books back to local shelves.