Book Review
Big Bad
by Wendy Hinman
Whitney Collins’s layered short story collection "Big Bad" concerns the dark impulses that lurk within. In the ingenious cautionary tale “Big Bad,” a woman gives birth to progressively wiser iterations of herself. In the...
Book Review
Midnight's Borders
by Wendy Hinman
Suchitra Vijayan’s complex history Midnight’s Borders shows how India’s policies have fueled border conflicts, with devastating effects. Vijayan uses precise language to explain the implications that India’s contested borders...
Book Review
My Little Town
by Wendy Hinman
D. B. Tipmore’s endearing memoir, "My Little Town", is perceptive in addressing rural Southern living. Tipmore, a white Northerner, moved to Marion, Alabama, and his bemused and conversational narrative is candid in observing his...
Book Review
Little Anton
by Wendy Hinman
Self-interest and economic distress fan the flames of conflict in Little Anton: Part 1: The First Earl of Pluckden. John W. Warner IV’s newly released boxed set of the book series "Little Anton" includes Parts One, Two, and Three, and...
Book Review
Little Anton
by Wendy Hinman
Little Anton: Part II: The Gift of the Lamp is a riveting novel that drives interest in the next book of this World War II espionage series. John W. Warner IV’s newly released boxed set, "Little Anton", contains Parts One, Two, and...
Book Review
Little Anton
by Wendy Hinman
Little Anton: Part III: The Black Sun is a satisfying conclusion to this historical fiction epic; it includes constant action all the way to its climactic end. John W. Warner IV’s thrilling World War II trilogy, appearing in a newly...
Book Review
The Prince of Mournful Thoughts and Other Stories
by Wendy Hinman
Caroline Kim’s masterful short story collection captures myriad voices with nuance and insight. Their subjects impressive in their breadth, the stories focus on characters young and old, both women and men, and across cultures and...
Book Review
The Wind Traveler
by Wendy Hinman
"The Wind Traveler" is a lyrical novel about loss and atonement. Ángel, seeking to numb the pain of losing his mother, abandons his law training and joins the army to fight against Peru’s Shining Path revolutionaries. He finds...