Friends clean house; take stock of life and friendship. “It was exhausting, being friends. Had they ever been able to tell each other the truth?” Three women in their read more
Category: Fiction
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
Letters Missing Letters “For the present, it is easier for us to turn away. Our repulsion, you see, will not spur us to revolt until this plague moves much read more
Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri
A Soul soul searching in Tokyo Tokyo’s bustling nature and socio-economic rules play out in this touching and poignant novella, filled with stark and powerful descriptions. Kazu, the ghost of read more
Red Lights by George Simenon
One More for the Road with Disastrous Results In this edgy short story, Simenon, the Belgian author known for the Inspector Maigret series, explores the consequences of an alcoholic’s thirst read more
Roald Dahl: Collected Stories
Far from dull While Dahl is known mainly for his children’s stories, he has a large and rather eclectic collection of funny, satirical and fiendish short stories for adults. This read more
Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
Murder by the Books “Books are time travel. True readers all know this. But books don’t just take you back to the time in which they were written; they can read more
Convenience Store Woman by Sakaya Murata
Quietly insightful. Thirty-six-year-old, self-deprecating Keiko Furukura lives in Tokyo. Her family is not happy with the way she is. She is awkward, never has felt as though she fits in read more
The Delightful Life of a Suicide Pilot by Colin Cotterill
A Detective in Laos Fans of Alexander McCall Smith’s The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency set in Botswana, and Tarquin Hall’s Vish Puri Detective series set in India, may find read more
The Kraken Project by Douglas Preston
Who’s in charge? What happens when an A.I, programmed to go into space, changes its mind, and decides to live its own life? Preston tackles the read more
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
The Game of Life Fans of epic sagas, as well as Asian history may find this a captivating read. “Living everyday in the presence of those who refuse to read more