Bookshots: 'Dust' by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Review by Leah Dearborn
'Dust' tells a story of blood, poetry, and political upheaval in the Kenyan drylands.
Bookshots: 'What We've Lost Is Nothing' by Rachel Louise Snyder
Review by Christopher Shultz
After an entire street gets burgled, the residents of Ilios Lane try to pick up the pieces of their homes and their lives. Will things ever be the same?
Bookshots: 'Andrew's Brain' by E.L. Doctorow
Review by Ryan Peverly
The latest novel from E.L. Doctorow is a departure from the author's usual historical fiction, but longtime fans should not — and will not — be disappointed with this clever, thinking man's yarn.
Bookshots: 'Hollow City' by Ransom Riggs
Review by Leah Rhyne
The sequel to Ransom Riggs' bestselling first novel, 'Hollow City' is a joyride through bombed out London with a group of fantastically peculiar children.
Bookshots: 'The Poisoned Island' by Lloyd Shepherd
Review by Leah Rhyne
In early 19th Century London, a magic tree leaf plagues sailors just back from a trip to Tahiti, and a determined constable and his team are determined to find out why.
Bookshots: 'Forgiving the Angel: Four Stories for Franz Kafka' by Jay Cantor
Review by Naturi Thomas-Millard
Calling all Kafka fans! A collection of stories about the legacy and the people the influential author left behind.
Bookshots: 'Shovel Ready' by Adam Sternbergh
Review by Cath Murphy
As Culture Editor of the New York Times Magazine, Adam Sternbergh has the connections to land a publishing deal for his debut novel. But can the boy write? Yes he can.
Bookshots: 'Leaving the Sea' by Ben Marcus
Review by Joshua Chaplinsky
A book of challenging short stories from the award-winning author of 'The Flame Alphabet.'
Bookshots: 'Little Failure: A Memoir' by Gary Shteyngart
Review by Leah Dearborn
Shteyngart offers up all the embarrassments of his childhood as fodder, resulting in a very personal portrait of a flawed but loving family.
Bookshots: 'Dark Duets - All-New Tales of Horror and Dark Fantasy'
Review by Cath Murphy
Editor Christopher Golden describes this horror anthology as a 'mad experiment'. But does this strange rough beast have real teeth, or just dentures?
