The Silent Wife
(BOLOBooks Review)

It is impossible to read A.S.A. Harrison’s The Silent Wife without feeling an overwhelming sense of sadness, not just because of the untimely and tragic death of the author, but also because there will be no further novels by this literary talent.  This debut...

Joyland (BOLOBooks Review)

It has always been profoundly difficult to classify the novels of Stephen King.  They often cross the boundaries between horror, mystery, and literary fiction.  But at the heart of all of them are incredible characters that become a part of the reader’s psyche...

Reality Ends Here
(BOLOBooks Review)

The concept of reality television has always been a misnomer.  An unscripted dramatic presentation might be a better description, but even that rings false once the editing process takes place.  No one knows this better than Alison Gaylin, who has just written her...

If You Were Here
(BOLOBooks Review)

Over the last decade or so, Alafair Burke has been steadily making a name for herself as a keen observer of human nature and as a writer capable of translating those observations onto the page in a compelling way.  In 2011, she brought a whole new cadre of devoted...

As She Left It
(BOLOBooks Review)

From the Booking Desk: For those that did not stop by yesterday, don’t forgot to go back and read the wonderful interview with Catriona McPherson.  And today, we have the review of her new book, As She Left It....