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The Child in Time by Ian McEwan

In this early novel, one couple’s tale of heart-wrenching loss is told against the backdrop of a seemingly benign but dystopic society. Children’s book author Stephen Lewis is at the supermarket with...

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Charming Billy by Alice McDermott

Billy Lynch is dead. As family and friends gather at the funeral lunch, the sad saga of Billy’s life unfolds. A sweet talker, a dreamer, a handsome man disappointed by so much, Billy had drunk himself...

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Cementville by Paulette Livers

On the opening page of this amazing novel, seven black hearses roll down the highway toward the small  Kentucky town of Cementville. “Each black hearse with a small flag fluttering from its antenna,...

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This Far Isn’t Far Enough by Lynn Sloan

Haunting is the word that best describes this beautifully written collection of fourteen stories by Lynn Sloan. With a deft touch, Sloan pulls aside the curtain on a varied chorus of characters who are...

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