“Schulman exposes the dangers of clinging too hard to stories that don’t serve us, while illustrating both the transcendence and freedom found in discovering the truth.”
“This novel is best enjoyed from a framework of believing that fairy tales and dreams can indeed come true—and that a community center, even a laundromat, can be the seed for healing.”
In her debut novel, Blue Light Hours, Bruna Dantas Lobato, a translator whose short stories have been widely published in notable publications, tells the story of a young, relatively poor
“Rooney’s characters may get caught in a 'tangled web,' but they learn how to live with decency and courage and compassion. Normal may be a lot less important than one thinks.”
Kevin Barry is an Irish writer to the core with his wild, dark humor and his Gaelic intonations, a beautifully skewed syntax holding up a delicate balance of spluttering facetiousness and a sly ack
“Everyone has three lives: a public life, a private life, and a secret life.” Gabriel Garcia Marquez is quoted as saying on the frontispiece of The Lost Letters from Martha’s Vineyard.
