Bookshots: 'California' by Edan Lepucki

Bookshots: 'California' by Edan Lepucki

Review by Ryan Peverly
July 7, 2014 (2) comments
In dystopian America, a couple flees what used to be L.A. for the wilderness, and, along the way, stumble upon weird connections to their past and make difficult decisions about their future.
Bookshots: 'Endangered' by Jean Love Cush

Bookshots: 'Endangered' by Jean Love Cush

Review by BH Shepherd
A concise review of the novel "Endangered" by Jean Love Cush.
Bookshots: 'The Fever' by Megan Abbott

Bookshots: 'The Fever' by Megan Abbott

Review by Christopher Shultz
June 18, 2014 (2) comments
The follow-up to 2012's well-received 'Dare Me' is damn good. What else can I say?
Bookshots: 'Monster's Chef' by Jervey Tervalon

Bookshots: 'Monster's Chef' by Jervey Tervalon

June 12, 2014 (1) comments
A fast-paced novel about the dark side of celebrity: scandalous parties, tailor-made drugs, cloistered, mute wives and...animal shaped grilled cheese sandwiches?
Bookshots: 'Shirley' by Susan Scarf Merrell

Bookshots: 'Shirley' by Susan Scarf Merrell

Review by Cath Murphy
June 12, 2014 (2) comments
What appears to be an ordinary mystery turns into something much weirder. But then this novel is about Shirley 'The Lottery' Jackson.
Bookshots: 'Inside Madeleine' by Paula Bomer

Bookshots: 'Inside Madeleine' by Paula Bomer

Review by Leah Rhyne
June 11, 2014 (2) comments
'Inside Madeleine', a collection of short stories by Paula Bomer, takes you into the world of troubled young women. It's anything but pretty...
Bookshots: 'The Silent History'

Bookshots: 'The Silent History' by Eli Horowitz, Matthew Derby, Kevin Moffett

Review by Joshua Chaplinsky
June 10, 2014 (1) comments
A novel based on the award winning app about an epidemic of silence.
Bookshots: 'Pills and Starships' by Lydia Millet

Bookshots: 'Pills and Starships' by Lydia Millet

Review by Dean Fetzer
Global warming's gone mad and old people want to die - so what does that leave the kids?
Bookshots: 'Us Conductors' by Sean Michaels

Bookshots: 'Us Conductors' by Sean Michaels

Review by Stephanie Bonjack
Follow the unexpected journey of Theremin inventor Lev Sergeyevich Termen from Moscow to Prohibition New York to a gulag in the Russian taiga. There's a love story and espionage too.
Bookshots: 'Crystal Eaters' by Shane Jones

Bookshots: 'Crystal Eaters' by Shane Jones

Review by Brian McGackin
June 9, 2014 (1) comments
al•le•go•ry, \ˈa-lə-ˌgȯr-ē\, noun: a story in which the characters and events are symbols that stand for ideas about human life or for a political or historical situation. [Merriam-Webster]