...Fear Itself (Candida Lawrence 2004)
Candida Lawrence does an excellent job of writing a memoir t... (D Wickett - October 18, 2004) |
78 Reasons Why Your Book May Never be Published & 14 Reasons Why it Just Might (Pat Walsh 2005)
Pat Walsh, former Senior Editor at the well respected publis... (D Wickett - August 31, 2005) |
A Certain Curve of Horn: The Hundred-Year Quest for (John Frederick Walker 2002)
When John Frederick Walker was a young boy of 8 or so,
he w... (D Wickett - January 3, 2003) |
A Heart of Stone (Renate Dorrenstein 2001)
Renate Dorrestein gives her readers a captivating view of tw... (D Wickett - January 19, 2002) |
A History of the African-American People (Proposed) by Strom Thurmond As Told to Percival Everett & James Kincaid (Percival Everett 2004)
Percival Everett, not content with publishing his own novel ... (D Wickett - July 18, 2004) |
A House at the Edge of Tears (Venus Khoury-Ghata 2005)
In this, her 17th book of fiction, to go with another dozen ... (D Wickett - December 30, 2005) |
A Little Change of Face (Lauren Baratz-Logsted 2005)
After following up her debut, The Thin Pink Line, with a seq... (D Wickett - August 12, 2005) |
A Mouthful of Air (Amy Koppelman 2003)
It is difficult to believe that A Mouthful of Air is a debut... (D Wickett - February 7, 2004) |
A New and Glorious Life (Michele Herman 1998)
"A New and Glorious Life" contains three novellas -
two of ... (D Wickett - November 3, 2002) |
A Room Forever: The Life, Work and Letters of Breece D'J Pancake (Thomas E. Douglass 1998)
This is a very good job at putting together a biography of t... (D Wickett - January 29, 2001) |
A Santo in the Image of Cristobal Garcia (Rick Collignon 2002)
Collignon once again returns to his fictional town of
Guada... (D Wickett - September 13, 2002) |
A Thin Difference (Frank Turner Hollon 2003)
In his third book, Hollon comes closer to giving his readers... (D Wickett - February 8, 2004) |
A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates (Blake Bailey 2003)
Blake Bailey gives us the first ever biography of Richard Ya... (D Wickett - April 23, 2004) |
After the Lost War (Andrew Hudgins 1988)
In ‘After the Lost War,’ Andrew Hudgins has taken on
the pe... (D Wickett - December 18, 2002) |
Alison's Automotive Repair Manual (Brad Barkley 2003)
Barkley's second novel follows up his debut, "Money,
Love,"... (D Wickett - January 9, 2003) |
All About Lulu (Jonathan Evison 2008)
Book Review 2008-005
All About Lulu by Jonathan Evison
2... (D Wickett - September 25, 2008) |
All This Heavenly Glory (Elizabeth Crane 2005)
Having read Crane’s earlier story collection, I wandered int... (D Wickett - March 19, 2006) |
Alligator Dance (Janet Peery 1993)
Janet Peery came to writing a little later in life
than mos... (D Wickett - November 30, 2002) |
America, Awake! (Dr. Norman Livergood 2002)
Dr. Norman Livergood has put together a book that is
intend... (D Wickett - April 19, 2003) |
American Desert (Percival Everett 2004)
In this, his fifteenth novel, Percival Everett continues to ... (D Wickett - July 18, 2004) |
American Purgatorio (John Haskell 2005)
American Purgatorio starts off as if John Haskell has writte... (D Wickett - January 15, 2005) |
American Scream: The Bill Hicks Story (Cynthia True 2002)
Bill Hicks was one of those sadly ignored individuals
while... (D Wickett - July 1, 2003) |
Among the Believers (Ron Rash 2000)
Ron Rash’s first collection of poems centered on telling the... (D Wickett - March 29, 2005) |
Among the Missing (Dan Chaon 2001)
Throughout this, his second collection, Dan Chaon does
an i... (D Wickett - February 25, 2003) |
Among Trees (Sean Kernan 2003)
Photographer Sean Kernan has seen his photographs used
as b... (D Wickett - July 3, 2003) |
Amp'd: A Father's Backstage Pass (Gary Fincke 2004)
Amp’d, which I believe was written with the title Kicking As... (D Wickett - March 27, 2005) |
An Everyday Savior (Kathryn Larrabee 2002)
Kathryn Larrabee has hit a home run with her depiction
of t... (D Wickett - July 6, 2002) |
And Both Shall Row (Beth Lordan 1998)
“And Both Shall Row,” the novella, is a moving story of two ... (D Wickett - September 18, 2001) |
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City (Nick Flynn 2004)
After two stunning books of poetry, Nick Flynn has written a... (D Wickett - December 25, 2004) |
Another Perfect Catastrophe (Brad Barkley 2004)
Brad Barkley continues in the vein he started off in with hi... (D Wickett - May 14, 2004) |
Any Small Thing Can Save You (Christina Adam 2001)
A Bestiary is described on the cover as an instructional wor... (D Wickett - August 4, 2001) |
Armadillo (Stephen March 2003)
Stephen March’s novella was chosen as winner of the 2002 Cla... (D Wickett - October 3, 2003) |
Ava's Man (Rick Bragg 2001)
The cover shows a young man in a buttoned up shirt, vest and... (D Wickett - November 13, 2001) |
Axeman's Jazz (Tracy Daugherty 2003)
With his fourth novel, and seventh book, Tracy Daugherty has... (D Wickett - February 1, 2004) |
Babylon in a Jar (Andrew Hudgins 1998)
Andrew Hudgins’ fifth collection includes 38 new poems
that... (D Wickett - December 18, 2002) |
Battle Rock: The Struggle Over a One-Room School in (William Celis 2002)
Battle Rock Charter School in southwest Colorado is
the cen... (D Wickett - April 19, 2003) |
Beautiful Girls (Beth Ann Bauman 2003)
The debut story collection by Beth Ann Bauman is a great gro... (D Wickett - February 10, 2004) |
Belly (Lisa Selin Davis 2005)
Lisa Selin Davis has done a very nice job of putting togethe... (D Wickett - June 19, 2005) |
Best Food Writing 2000 (Holly Hughes - Editor 2000)
The first in what I can only hope will be an annually releas... (D Wickett - November 28, 2000) |
Big Bend (Bill Roorbach 2000)
Bill Roorbach has added another stellar collection of
short... (D Wickett - May 24, 2002) |
Big Cats (Holiday Reinhorn 2005)
Holiday Reinhorn debut story collection is one of those rare... (D Wickett - September 14, 2005) |
Big Picture (Percival Everett 1996)
In his second short story collection, Percival Everett
expl... (D Wickett - March 30, 2003) |
Bitter Milk (John McManus 2005)
Bitter Milk, John McManus’ debut novel, follows two wonderfu... (D Wickett - May 22, 2005) |
Blind Huber (Nick Flynn 2002)
With ‘Blind Huber,’ Nick Flynn reminds readers of
poetry of... (D Wickett - December 19, 2002) |
Blood and Milk (Sharon Solwitz 1997)
In her debut effort, Sharon Solwitz has put together what I’... (D Wickett - October 11, 2003) |
Blood Feud: The Inside Story of Pro Sports' Nastiest and Best Rivalry of Its Era (Adrian Dater 2007)
While I found this book to be extremely interesting, I’m not... (D Wickett - April 7, 2007) |
Bloody Mary (Sharon Solwitz 2003)
Solwitz’ debut novel, “Bloody Mary,” takes the title from a ... (D Wickett - October 12, 2003) |
Blue Angels (Peter Huggins 2001)
Reading Peter Huggins’ second collection of poems, Blue Ange... (D Wickett - February 17, 2005) |
Bodies at Sea (Erin McGraw 1989)
?Bodies at Sea? was one of four winners of the
Illinois Sho... (D Wickett - November 10, 2002) |
Body Parts (Jere Hoar 1997)
With Body Parts, Jere Hoar compresses his work in short fict... (D Wickett - September 30, 2003) |
Book Finds: How to Find, Buy and Sell Used and Rare Books (Ian Ellis 1996)
Ellis picks up where he left off five years ago, adding a ve... (D Wickett - May 30, 2001) |
Book of My Nights (Li-Young Lee 2001)
In his third collection of poems, Li-Young Lee seems to have... (D Wickett - October 13, 2006) |
Booked to Die (John Dunning 1993)
A fantastic look at the book collecting trade through the ey... (D Wickett - March 10, 2001) |
Born on a Train (John McManus 2003)
In his second go-around, John McManus brings to his readers ... (D Wickett - May 14, 2005) |
Boys Themselves: A Return to Single-Sex Education (Michael Ruhlman 1997)
This book was written by Mr. Ruhlman before he gained fame w... (D Wickett - December 12, 2000) |
Break Any Woman Down (Dana Johnson 2001)
Dana Johnson has culled together a collection of nine excell... (D Wickett - October 19, 2005) |
Breaking the Alabaster Jar: Conversations with Li-Young Lee (Earl Ingersoll 2006)
Often, one will find that an author, or artist, will not dis... (D Wickett - September 12, 2006) |
Breath (Gary Fincke 1984)
This collection of seventeen poems, ten of which had been pu... (D Wickett - March 15, 2005) |
Brutal Music (James Lindsay 2002)
In an understated prose, that works well his topic of
teena... (D Wickett - August 1, 2002) |
By the Light of the Jukebox (Dean Paschal 2002)
Dean Paschal's writing reminds me of a car crash on
the sid... (D Wickett - May 31, 2002) |
By Way of Water (Charlotte Gullick 2002)
Charlotte Gullick has written a powerful debut novel
in BY ... (D Wickett - June 20, 2002) |
Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America (Steve Almond 2004)
Those of you who have read Steve Almond’s short fiction to d... (D Wickett - April 9, 2004) |
Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World (Mark Kurlansky 1997)
This book was a recommended book by T.C. Boyle, by far my fa... (D Wickett - May 12, 2000) |
Compression Scars (Kellie Wells 2002)
For the first time in some years, this year's winner
of the... (D Wickett - November 16, 2002) |
Conquering Postpartum Depression: A Proven Path to Recovery (Ron Rosenberg 2003)
Postpartum Depression seems to wander into the
nation's lim... (D Wickett - June 26, 2003) |
Copy Cats (David Crouse 2005)
What is real and what do we convince ourselves is real? It’... (D Wickett - December 28, 2005) |
Crossing the Line (Lauren Baratz-Logsted 2004)
Crossing the Line picks up right after Lauren Baratz-Logsted... (D Wickett - August 10, 2005) |
Cutting Lisa (Percival Everett 1986)
Percival Everett follows the path he began with his
second ... (D Wickett - March 18, 2003) |
D.B. (Elwood Reid 2004)
Elwood Reid once again puts together strong writing along wi... (D Wickett - July 7, 2004) |
Dahlia's Gone (Katie Estill 2007)
The setting for Katie Estill’s second title, Dahlia’s Gone, ... (D Wickett - April 7, 2007) |
Damned If I Do (Percival Everett 2004)
In this collection of 12 stories, Percival Everett is as div... (D Wickett - December 30, 2004) |
Dark Horses and Black Beauties: Animals, Women, A Passion (Melissa Holbrook Pierson 2000)
This short book falls short of it’s potential by giving each... (D Wickett - October 6, 2000) |
Dear Mr. President (Gabe Hudson 2002)
There may not be a more well timed release this year
than t... (D Wickett - September 19, 2002) |
Degas Must Have Loved a Dancer (Krista Madsen 2003)
Krista Madsen does an admirable job in creating two distinct... (D Wickett - September 11, 2004) |
Delights & Shadows (Ted Kooser 2004)
Ted Kooser has an ability to pen poems that don’t appear to ... (D Wickett - January 22, 2005) |
Depth Takes a Holiday: Essays from lesser Los Angeles (Sandra Tsing Loh 1999)
In this collection of 32 essays, many of which were
printed... (D Wickett - April 17, 2003) |
Desire Provoked (Tracy Daugherty 1986)
In his debut novel, Tracy Daugherty has chosen an unlikely p... (D Wickett - January 25, 2004) |
Determined Days (Philip Stephens 2000)
Philip Stephens writes poems both in a manner, and
about su... (D Wickett - May 28, 2003) |
Divided Kingdom (Rupert Thomson 2005)
In this, his seventh novel, Rupert Thomson creates a very in... (D Wickett - April 17, 2006) |
Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling (Maura Stanton 2002)
Maura Stanton makes use of an interesting structure in
the ... (D Wickett - June 25, 2002) |
Dog on the Cross (Aaron Gwyn 2004)
Aaron Gwyn’s debut story collection, Dog on the Cross, is th... (D Wickett - April 9, 2004) |
Donkey Gospel (Tony Hoagland 1998)
Tony Hoagland’s ‘donkey gospel’ was the 1997 winner of
the ... (D Wickett - December 21, 2002) |
Double Vision (George Garrett 2004)
In much smaller type, on the front cover, than the title, Do... (D Wickett - October 10, 2004) |
Driving Mr. Albert - a Trip Across America With Einstein's Brain (Michael Paterniti 2000)
The road trip genre can still be inspiring. In "Driving Mr.... (D Wickett - March 26, 2001) |
Drop City (T.C. Boyle 2003)
"Drop City" is T.C. Boyle doing one of the things he
does b... (D Wickett - March 12, 2003) |
Edgewater (Ruth L. Schwartz 2002)
Ruth Schwartz has written yet another outstanding
collectio... (D Wickett - August 27, 2002) |
Elegy for the Southern Drawl (Rodney Jones 1999)
Rodney Jones sixth collection of poetry, ‘elegy for
the sou... (D Wickett - December 8, 2002) |
Elvis and Nixon (Jonathon Lowy 2001)
As if enough wasn't being written in the non-fiction departm... (D Wickett - March 6, 2001) |
Embellishments (Virginia Chase Sutton 2003)
Virginia Chase Sutton writes of family, of learning to get a... (D Wickett - February 2, 2005) |
Emergency Calls (Gary Fincke 1996)
Gary Fincke proves himself to be a master of the short story... (D Wickett - March 22, 2005) |
Erasure (Percival Everett 2001)
In his fifteen novel, Percival Everett seemingly lets
off s... (D Wickett - December 3, 2002) |
Eureka Mill (Ron Rash 1998)
In his first collection of poems, Ron Rash establishes his m... (D Wickett - March 29, 2005) |
Evening Would Find Me (Katie Estill 2000)
"Evening Would Find Me" finds Katie Estill, in her
debut ef... (D Wickett - August 14, 2002) |
Every Good Boy Does Fine (Tim Laskowski 2002)
Tim Laskowski gives his readers the voice of Robert
Nyquist... (D Wickett - August 1, 2003) |
Every Time I Talk to Liston (Brian DeVido 2004)
Brian DeVido has put together a great novel. It utilizes th... (D Wickett - April 29, 2005) |
Eyesores (Eric Shade 2003)
"Eyesores" is the second 2002 winner of the Flannery
O'Conn... (D Wickett - March 13, 2003) |
Family Unbound (Carrie Ostrea 2003)
The text of Family Bound comes directly from the
journals t... (D Wickett - June 28, 2003) |
Fargo Rock City (Chuck Klosterman 2001)
I know I saw this book when it was new in hardcover
last ye... (D Wickett - June 30, 2002) |
Finding a Break in the Clouds: a gentle guide and (Kyrai Antares 2001)
With FINDING A BREAK IN THE CLOUDS, Kyrai Antares not
only ... (D Wickett - June 25, 2002) |
Five Shades of Shadow (Tracy Daugherty 2003)
Five Shades of Shadow is a difficult book to read straight t... (D Wickett - February 1, 2004) |
Following Richard Brautigan (Corey Mesler 2006)
The first of five chapbooks to be published with Mesler's na... (D Wickett - October 8, 2006) |
For Her Dark Skin (Percival Everett 1990)
"For Her Dark Skin" is Percival Everett's re-telling
of the... (D Wickett - March 24, 2003) |
Fortune Telling (David Lynn 1998)
With his debut effort, David Lynn has put together a
solid ... (D Wickett - January 3, 2003) |
Frenzy (Percival Everett 1997)
"Frenzy" is Percival Everett's take on the life of
Greek ha... (D Wickett - April 5, 2003) |
From Our House (Lee Martin 2000)
Many authors of fiction have an inate ability to recall univ... (D Wickett - January 6, 2002) |
Garner (Kirstin Allio 2005)
A line from Kirstin Allio's debut novel, Garner, not only su... (D Wickett - September 29, 2005) |
Girl in Landscape (Jonathan Lethem 1998)
It seems that there are two reasons to write novels in a Sci... (D Wickett - November 29, 2001) |
girl of a thousand trees (Michele Walker 2000)
In this slim, self-published volume of 29 poems, 10 of which... (D Wickett - November 21, 2001) |
Girl Talk (Julianna Baggott 2001)
In her debut novel, Julianna does an admirable job in
portr... (D Wickett - August 24, 2002) |
Give Us a Kiss (Daniel Woodrell 1996)
With his fifth novel, Daniel Woodrell once again veers away ... (D Wickett - April 8, 2004) |
Glyph (Percival Everett 1999)
"Glyph," while possibly Percival Everett's most
intimidatin... (D Wickett - April 9, 2003) |
God Lives in St. Petersburg and Other Stories (Tom Bissell 2005)
There are only six stories in Tom Bissell’s debut
collectio... (D Wickett - February 8, 2005) |
God's Country (Percival Everett 1994)
The paperback version re-release of Percival Everett's
"God... (D Wickett - March 27, 2003) |
Gotz and Meyer (David Albahari 2005)
The Gotz and Meyer of David Albahari’s title are two German ... (D Wickett - May 8, 2006) |
Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in 12 Fish (Richard Flanagan 2001)
Richard Flanagan has written one of the more ambitious
nove... (D Wickett - February 8, 2003) |
Grand Canyon, Inc. (Percival Everett 2001)
"Grand Canyon, Inc." has Everett returning to writing
in an... (D Wickett - April 11, 2003) |
Graveyard of the Atlantic (Alyson Hagy 2000)
Alyson Hagy continues to improve. I thought “Hardware River... (D Wickett - April 28, 2000) |
Grayscale (David Huddle 2004)
In this, his fifth, collection of poems, David Huddle contin... (D Wickett - February 14, 2005) |
Greatest Hits 1980 - 2000 (Gary Fincke 2001)
Pudding House Press has given Gary Fincke a wonderful opport... (D Wickett - March 25, 2005) |
Handing the Self Back (Gary Fincke 1990)
Eleven of the fourteen poems collected in this chapbook were... (D Wickett - March 20, 2005) |
Happy, or Otherwise (Diana Joseph 2003)
Diana Joseph has put together an outstanding debut
collecti... (D Wickett - May 9, 2003) |
Hard to Remember, Hard to Forget (Dayne Sherman 2003)
Sherman has appropriately titled this short story as it is v... (D Wickett - February 10, 2004) |
He Sleeps (Reginald McKnight 2001)
"He Sleeps" is a marvelous venture into the search for
self... (D Wickett - January 18, 2003) |
heart side up (Barbara Dimmick 2002)
Barbara Dimmick writes about difficult topics to pin
down i... (D Wickett - May 29, 2003) |
Heft on Wheels (Mike Magnuson 2004)
Heft on Wheels is Mike Magnuson’s second memoir in four year... (D Wickett - December 14, 2004) |
Hell at the Breech (Tom Franklin 2003)
In his earlier book, the short story collection, Poachers, T... (D Wickett - September 30, 2003) |
Hick (Andrea Portes 2007)
Book Review 2007-005:
Hick by Andrea Portes
2007 by Unbr... (D Wickett - April 25, 2007) |
High Strung (Quinn Dalton 2003)
"High Strung" is Quinn Dalton's first published novel
after... (D Wickett - May 26, 2003) |
Hints of His Mortality (David Borofka 1996)
David Borofka writes with an elegance not often seen in toda... (D Wickett - August 8, 2001) |
Home Land (Sam Lipsyte 2005)
Sam Lipsyte’s Home Land grabs your attention from the very f... (D Wickett - March 6, 2005) |
Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits (Laila Lalami 2005)
While much is probably going to be made of the fact that Lai... (D Wickett - June 20, 2005) |
House: A Memoir (Michael Ruhlman 2005)
Michael Ruhlman falls into that category of writers like Joh... (D Wickett - June 7, 2005) |
How Animals Mate (Daniel Mueller 1999)
The eight stories Daniel Mueller created for his debut
shor... (D Wickett - July 7, 2002) |
How Men Pray (Philip F. Deaver 2005)
Reading Philip F. Deaver’s poems feels like jumping in an ou... (D Wickett - December 29, 2005) |
How to Fly (Rachael Perry 2004)
Within these fifteen stories, Rachael Perry gives her reader... (D Wickett - November 29, 2004) |
Hunts in Dreams (Tom Drury 2000)
This should be the last book that Tom Drury writes that draw... (D Wickett - December 31, 2001) |
I Am Not Jackson Pollock (John Haskell 2004)
John Haskell brings a lot of thought to his stories. Each o... (D Wickett - January 18, 2005) |
I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down (William Gay 2002)
William Gay follows up his two great novels with a
collecti... (D Wickett - November 25, 2002) |
Ignatius Rising: The Life of John Kennedy Toole (Rene Pol Nevils and Deborah George Hardy 2001)
Ignatius Rising is a very solid biography of the previously ... (D Wickett - August 27, 2001) |
In My Sister's Country (Lise Haines 2002)
BlueHen Books has found another winner with Lise Haines debu... (D Wickett - December 27, 2001) |
In Search of Deep Throat: The Greatest Political Mystery of Our Time (Len Garnett 2000)
Leonard Garnett, a man associated with Richard M Nixon since... (D Wickett - August 24, 2000) |
In the Land of the Free (Geoffrey Forsyth 2008)
Book Review 2008-004
In the Land of the Free by Geoffrey ... (D Wickett - August 19, 2008) |
in the park of culture (Edward Falco 2005)
in the park of culture contains 45 short fictions in the 94 ... (D Wickett - April 17, 2006) |
In the River Sweet (Patricia Henley 2003)
With In the River Sweet, Henley takes on many large themes a... (D Wickett - October 2, 2003) |
In the Wake (Per Petterson 2002)
In the Wake by Per Petterson and translated by Anne Born
20... (D Wickett - August 17, 2007) |
Indianahoma (Ray Norsworthy 2002)
Fans of good regional fiction such as that of William
Gay, ... (D Wickett - January 11, 2003) |
Insect Dreams: The Half-Life of Gregor Samsa (Marc Estrin 2002)
As Delillo’s “Underworld” gave us a history of the latter ha... (D Wickett - November 6, 2001) |
Inventing Victor (Jennifer Bannan 2003)
Carnegie Mellon University has found another winning
short ... (D Wickett - May 18, 2003) |
It Takes a Worried Man (Tracy Daugherty 2002)
Tracy Daugherty’s second short story collection is a more fo... (D Wickett - February 1, 2004) |
Jim Jarmusch Interviews (Ludvig Hertzberg, Editor 2001)
This book takes seventeen previously published
interviews o... (D Wickett - April 18, 2002) |
Judge (Dwight Allen 2003)
After seeing his short story collection, The Green Suit, rec... (D Wickett - April 11, 2004) |
Keeneland (Alyson Hagy 2000)
In Kerry Connelly, Alyson Hagy has given us a protagonist wh... (D Wickett - April 13, 2000) |
La Tour Dreams the Wolf Girl (David Huddle 2002)
David Huddle once again visits themes familiar to readers of... (D Wickett - June 19, 2001) |
Last Years Jesus (Ellen Slezak 2002)
LAST YEAR'S JESUS is a well-written collection of
stories t... (D Wickett - June 23, 2002) |
Leave the Room to Itself (Graham Foust 2003)
There are 52 poems in Graham Foust’s second collection, Leav... (D Wickett - February 20, 2005) |
Less Shiny (Mary Miller 2008)
Book Review: 2008-011
Less Shiny by Mary Miller
23 pages... (D Wickett - December 21, 2008) |
Letting Loose the Hounds (Brady Udall 1997)
“Letting Loose the Hounds” is a collection of eleven short s... (D Wickett - October 22, 2001) |
Lies of the Saints (Erin McGraw 1996)
Erin McGraw follows up her debut short story
collection (?B... (D Wickett - November 12, 2002) |
Life is a Strange Place (Frank Turner Hollon 2003)
Do not buy Life is a Strange Place if you believe well writt... (D Wickett - February 9, 2003) |
Life Science and Other Stories (Keith Taylor 1995)
Life Science and Other Stories by Keith Taylor
1995 by Hang... (D Wickett - July 17, 2008) |
Lightning Field (Dana Spiotta 2001)
In her debut novel, Dana Spiotta gives us a fictional versio... (D Wickett - September 28, 2001) |
Lit Journal Round Up I ( LitJournals 2005)
While it should be quite obvious by now that I spend a good ... (D Wickett - May 22, 2005) |
Lives of Monster Dogs (Kirsten Bakis 1997)
In her debut novel, Kirsten Bakis has put forth a unique ide... (D Wickett - July 24, 2001) |
Louisiana Power & Light (John Dufresne 1995)
John Dufresne had me going back and forth between astonished... (D Wickett - July 13, 2001) |
Low Flying Aircraft (T.M. McNally 1991)
This fourteen story collection yielded the Flannery
O'Conno... (D Wickett - August 11, 2003) |
Lucky Strke (Nancy Zafris 2005)
As with her debut novel, The Metal Shredders, Nancy Zafris p... (D Wickett - July 13, 2005) |
Lummox: the Evolution of a Man (a Memoir) (Mike Magnuson 2002)
You look at the cover. It shows a husky male from just belo... (D Wickett - September 25, 2001) |
Machete Season (Jean Hatzfeld 2005)
“Man can get used to killing, if he kills on and on. He can... (D Wickett - May 31, 2006) |
Mammoth: The Resurrection of an Ice Age Giant (Richard Stone 2001)
In "Mammoth," Richard Stone has written a book that not only... (D Wickett - November 25, 2001) |
Midnight Sun (Elwood Reid 2000)
As he did with the coming of age novel with “If I Don’t Six,... (D Wickett - September 5, 2000) |
Mirabilis (Susann Cokal 2001)
Through “Mirabilis,” Susann Cokal has revived the Medieval P... (D Wickett - September 14, 2001) |
Miraculous Air: Journey of a Thousand Miles Through (C.M. Mayo 2002)
Having read the second chapter of this book back in
Septemb... (D Wickett - December 11, 2002) |
Modern Book Collecting (Robert A. Wilson 1980)
This book is essential for collectors of all stages. Robert... (D Wickett - March 26, 2001) |
Money, Love (Brad Barkley 2000)
Brad Barkley follows up his excellent collection of
short s... (D Wickett - January 6, 2003) |
More Than Enough (John Fulton 2002)
John Fulton follows up his excellent short story
collection... (D Wickett - June 28, 2002) |
Motherless Brooklyn (Jonathan Lethem 1999)
The latest work in the growing collection of writings by Jon... (D Wickett - December 11, 2001) |
Muscle for the Wing (Daniel Woodrell 1988)
With Muscle For the Wing, Daniel Woodrell returns to the cit... (D Wickett - April 6, 2004) |
Music of the Swamp (Lewis Nordan 1991)
This book is the return of Sugar Mecklin and
Arrow-Catcher,... (D Wickett - December 5, 2002) |
My Life in Heavy Metal (Steve Almond 2002)
Let's get it out of the way - Steve Almond's
characters in ... (D Wickett - November 24, 2002) |
My Misspent Youth (Meghan Daum 2001)
In this collection of ten essays, eight of which were
previ... (D Wickett - April 18, 2002) |
Narrative Design: Working With Imagination, Craft, and Form (Madison Smartt Bell 1997)
Madison Smartt Bell has created a text for teaching
the art... (D Wickett - April 20, 2003) |
Neck Deep and Other Predicaments (Ander Monson 2007)
Ander Monson has a unique manner of writing in his fiction, ... (D Wickett - March 29, 2007) |
New World Order (Derek Green 2008)
Book Review 2008-002
New World Order by Derek Green
2008... (D Wickett - July 17, 2008) |
No One Left to Lie: The Values of the Worst Family (Christopher Hitchens 2000)
Christopher Hitchens is a writer for “The Nation.” For thos... (D Wickett - October 6, 2000) |
No One Left to Lie: The Values of the Worst Family (Christopher Hitchens 2000)
Christopher Hitchens is a writer for “The Nation.” For thos... (D Wickett - October 6, 2000) |
Not , A Trio (David Huddle 2000)
This wonderful collection has two stories and a novella whic... (D Wickett - January 13, 2001) |
Not For Specialists: New and Selected Poems (W.D. Snodgrass 2006)
Not For Specialists: New and Selected Poems by W.D. Snodgra... (D Wickett - September 3, 2006) |
On the Nature of Human Romantic Interaction (Karl Iagnemma 2003)
"On the Nature of Human Romantic Interaction" is a
fantasti... (D Wickett - May 29, 2003) |
One Foot in Eden (Ron Rash 2002)
It’s difficult to believe that this is Ron Rash’s first nove... (D Wickett - April 3, 2005) |
One Journal's Life: A Meditation on Journal-Keeping (Audrey Borenstein 2002)
Audrey Borenstein maintains a journal. She has done
so for... (D Wickett - September 15, 2002) |
Open House (Beth Ann Fennelly 2002)
Beth Ann Fennelly won the 1997 Texas Review Poetry
Chapbook... (D Wickett - June 29, 2002) |
Opposable Thumbs (Suzanne Hudson 2001)
This collection, Hudson’s debut book publishing, was twenty-... (D Wickett - September 18, 2004) |
Orchid Fever: A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust and Lunacy (Eric Hansen 2000)
Orchid Fever is a state of obsession. We all have something... (D Wickett - September 5, 2000) |
Orphans (Charles D'Ambrosio 2005)
Orphans collects a dozen essays and articles that Charles D’... (D Wickett - April 12, 2005) |
Orphans of the Living (Jennifer Toth 1997)
In “Orphans of the Living,” Jennifer Toth takes on the sad r... (D Wickett - January 15, 2002) |
Other Electricities (Ander Monson 2005)
Other Electricities is like no other book I’ve ever read. I... (D Wickett - February 28, 2006) |
Our Napoleon in Rags (Kirby Gann 2005)
What kind of an effect can one person have during his or her... (D Wickett - September 17, 2005) |
Out of the Flames: (Lawrence & Nancy Goldstone 2003)
This is the fourth book that this husband and wife
team has... (D Wickett - April 15, 2003) |
Out Stealing Horses (Per Petterson 2007)
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson and translated by Anne ... (D Wickett - August 18, 2007) |
Ovenman (Jeff Parker 2007)
Ovenman by Jeff Parker
264 pages by Tin House, September 20... (D Wickett - July 19, 2007) |
Oxygen Man (Steve Yarbrough 1999)
In Sunflower County, MS, Steve Yarbrough has delivered a won... (D Wickett - January 22, 2001) |
Passing the Word: Writers on Their Mentors (Lee Martin 2001)
Lee Martin and Jeffrey Skinner started with the question, “C... (D Wickett - October 14, 2003) |
Perdido (Rick Collignon 1997)
In "Perdido" Collignon returns to his fictional town
of Gua... (D Wickett - September 11, 2002) |
Plain Heathen Mischief (Martin Clark 2004)
With his debut novel, The Many Aspects of Mobile Home Living... (D Wickett - July 17, 2004) |
Plainsong (Kent Haruf 2000)
Kent Haruf has put together many simple elements to create a... (D Wickett - April 3, 2001) |
Plato at Scratch Daniel's and Other Stories (Edward Falco 1990)
The stories that Edward Falco tells in PLATO AT
SCRATCH DAN... (D Wickett - June 26, 2002) |
Please Don't Come Back From the Moon (Dean Bakopoulos 2005)
Dean Bakopoulos has taken a short story previously published... (D Wickett - January 17, 2005) |
Poachers (Tom Franklin 1900)
This is an excellent collection of short stories, along with... (D Wickett - January 29, 2001) |
Poe & Fanny (John May 2004)
John May has taken the long way to becoming an author. He j... (D Wickett - June 8, 2004) |
Portrait of My Mother Who Posed Nude In Wartime (Marjorie Sandor 2003)
Marjorie Sandor has taken the idea of secrets, and how we ho... (D Wickett - October 13, 2003) |
Preston Falls (David Gates 1998)
David Gates has put together a fantastic combination of desp... (D Wickett - January 5, 2002) |
Prisoners of War (Steve Yarbrough 2004)
In Prisoners of War, Steve Yarbrough once again visits the p... (D Wickett - July 7, 2004) |
Provinces of Night (William Gay 2000)
William Gay continues right where he left off in his writing... (D Wickett - September 7, 2001) |
Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2003)
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has previously seen success in the ... (D Wickett - April 11, 2004) |
Q Road (Bonnie Jo Campbell 2002)
"Q Road"is Bonnie Jo Campbell's version of love and
the v... (D Wickett - October 14, 2002) |
Quakertown (Lee Martin 2001)
Lee Martin pulls off the difficult challenge of writing from... (D Wickett - August 17, 2001) |
Raising the Dead (Ron Rash 2002)
There is a lot going on in this, Ron Rash’s third, collectio... (D Wickett - April 3, 2005) |
Requiem For a Summer Cottage (Barbara Lockhart 2002)
Barbara Lockhart has captured the highs and lows of
manic d... (D Wickett - August 1, 2003) |
Rescuing Patty Hearst (Virginia Holman 2003)
Virginia Holman recalls looking at pictures of Patty Hearst,... (D Wickett - April 24, 2004) |
Retribution (John Fulton 2001)
John Fulton has put together a great collection of short sto... (D Wickett - June 21, 2001) |
Ride (David Walton 2002)
With RIDE, David Walton has put together a short, but
stark... (D Wickett - July 13, 2003) |
Rose (Li-Young Lee 1986)
This collection, Lee's first, of 25 poems, is broken into th... (D Wickett - October 13, 2006) |
Sabbath Night in the Church of the Pirahna (Edward Falco 2005)
In this collection of new and selected stories, Falco culls ... (D Wickett - July 14, 2005) |
Sacco and Vanzetti Must Die! (Mark Binelli 2006)
Mark Binelli’s debut novel, Sacco and Vanzetti Must Die!, mu... (D Wickett - May 11, 2007) |
Sacrament of Lies (Elizabeth Dewberry 2002)
Elizabeth Dewberry gives her readers a fascinating protagoni... (D Wickett - November 17, 2001) |
Saints in the River (Ron Rash 2004)
With Saints in the River, Rash returns somewhat to a scenari... (D Wickett - April 3, 2005) |
Sarajevo Marlboro (Miljenko Jergovic 2004)
Miljenko Jergovic has put together 29 short stories that are... (D Wickett - May 8, 2006) |
Seabiscuit: an American Legend (Laura Hillenbrand 2001)
Sometimes information gets lost in the shuffle. In 1938, th... (D Wickett - April 2, 2001) |
Secrets of the Tsil Cafe (Thomas Fox Averill 2002)
Thomas Fox Averill has given us the story of Weston Hingler ... (D Wickett - May 11, 2001) |
Shaking the Foundations (John Brand 2003)
Though this tract by John Brand regarding the human conditio... (D Wickett - May 1, 2004) |
Short Story and Other Short Stories (Corey Mesler 2006)
A collection of 26 short fictions, all less than a page in l... (D Wickett - October 8, 2006) |
Show Me a Hero (Lisa Belkin 1999)
A well done look at the diversification of America. Lisa Be... (D Wickett - January 10, 2001) |
Shyness & Dignity (Dag Solstad 2006)
Shyness and Dignity are two nearly perfect words to include ... (D Wickett - May 29, 2006) |
Sightseeing (Rattawut Lapcharoensap 2005)
Sightseeing is a great debut collection of six and a novella... (D Wickett - January 18, 2005) |
Silent Retreats (Philip F. Deaver 1988)
The eleven stories that Philip F. Deaver has put together in... (D Wickett - December 28, 2005) |
Skinny Dipping in the Lake of the Dead (Alan DeNiro 2006)
Skinny Dipping in the Lake of the Dead by Alan DeNiro
2006 ... (D Wickett - May 13, 2007) |
Slightly Chipped: Footnotes in Booklore (Lawrence & Nancy Goldstone 1999)
This is the sequel to the Goldstone's first effort on book c... (D Wickett - February 17, 2001) |
Slim (Ruth Linnea Whitney 2003)
It is difficult to believe that Slim is a debut novel.
Rut... (D Wickett - August 1, 2003) |
Slow Monkeys and Other Stories (Jim Nichols 2003)
Eight of the eleven stories found in Jim Nichols'
debut col... (D Wickett - July 16, 2002) |
Smithereens (Susan Taylor Chehak 1995)
In her fourth novel, Susan Taylor Chehak gives her
readers ... (D Wickett - August 9, 2003) |
Snakes and Earrings (Hitomi Kanehara 2005)
Snakes and Earrings references the body piercing that the ma... (D Wickett - June 26, 2005) |
Snow, Ashes (Alyson Hagy 2007)
Snow, Ashes by Alyson Hagy
2007 by Graywolf Press, 214 page... (D Wickett - July 19, 2007) |
Some Ether (Nick Flynn 2000)
In his debut collection, Flynn concentrates on writing
poet... (D Wickett - December 19, 2002) |
Some Heroes, Some Heroines, Some Others (Joe Taylor 2001)
Thirteen of the sixteen stories in Joe Taylor’s debut collec... (D Wickett - September 26, 2004) |
Sorry I Worried You (Gary Fincke 2004)
Once again, Gary Fincke mines the lives of people you don’t ... (D Wickett - March 28, 2005) |
Southern Living (Ad Hudler 2003)
Ad Hudler follows up his debut novel, Househusband, with an ... (D Wickett - May 12, 2004) |
Sparkman in the Sky (Brian Griffin 1997)
With his debut collection, Brian Griffin won the 1996
Mary ... (D Wickett - November 4, 2002) |
Sparks From a Nine-Pound Hammer (Steve Scafidi 2001)
There are fifty poems in Scafidi's 64 page debut collection.... (D Wickett - September 29, 2001) |
Spell (Dan Beachy-Quick 2004)
Dan Beachy-Quick’s Spell should be read over and over again ... (D Wickett - January 15, 2005) |
St. Burls Obituary (Daniel Akst 1996)
Daniel Akst proves himself to be both a master storyteller a... (D Wickett - June 15, 2001) |
Stalemate (Icchokas Meras 2005)
Icchokas Meras has packed this smaller novel with a great de... (D Wickett - May 8, 2006) |
Stand Up, Ernie Baxter: You're Dead (Adam Voith 2003)
In his debut novel, Adam Voith takes many chances. His prot... (D Wickett - March 23, 2004) |
Stick Out Your Tongue (Ma Jian 2006)
“I picked up the axe, grabbed a severed hand, ran the blade ... (D Wickett - May 26, 2006) |
Still Pitching: A Memoir (Michael Steinberg 2003)
With his memoir, Michael Steinberg has written the type of b... (D Wickett - March 24, 2004) |
Stop Breakin Down (John McManus 2001)
In his debut collection of stories, John McManus shows a ran... (D Wickett - May 6, 2005) |
Stopping By Home (David Huddle 1988)
Going back to David Huddle’s second poetry collection
from ... (D Wickett - December 20, 2002) |
Strangers in Paradise (Lee K. Abbott 1986)
In his third collection of short stories, Lee K.
Abbott con... (D Wickett - June 21, 2002) |
Suder (Percival Everett 1983)
This debut effort by Percival Everett shines with
originali... (D Wickett - March 2, 2003) |
Teaching Bones to Fly (Christine Boyka Kluge 2003)
Nature is the dominant force in the poems of Christine Boyka... (D Wickett - January 9, 2005) |
Ten Indians (Madison Smartt Bell 1997)
Bell's ninth novel is a stunning accomplishment; alternatin... (D Wickett - January 15, 2001) |
Tender Hooks (Beth Ann Fennelly 2004)
Beth Ann Fennelly continues to impress with this her second ... (D Wickett - February 2, 2005) |
Tenorman (David Huddle 1995)
Chronicle Books actually had the gall to publish a hardcover... (D Wickett - February 20, 2001) |
That's True of Everybody (Mark Winegardner 2002)
Mark Winegardner has followed his epic novel CROOKED
RIVER ... (D Wickett - July 14, 2002) |
The Shark's Tooth (Ron Rash 2001)
In this short tale, Ron Rash reminds his readers of the abil... (D Wickett - April 2, 2005) |
The Agoraphobe's Pandiculations (Corey Mesler 2006)
A collection of 27 short poems, all about agoraphobia to one... (D Wickett - October 8, 2006) |
The Almanac for Desire (Gary Fincke 2000)
In The Almanac for Desire, Gary Fincke continues the searchi... (D Wickett - March 24, 2005) |
The Baby Tree (Erin McGraw 2002)
In her debut novel, Erin McGraw has done the nearly
impossi... (D Wickett - September 18, 2002) |
The Back of the Line (Jeff Parker 2007)
The Back of the Line
74 pages, by Decode, June 2007
The ... (D Wickett - July 16, 2007) |
The Bear Bryant Funeral Train (Brad Vice 2007)
The Bear Bryant Funeral Train by Brad Vice
2007 by River Ci... (D Wickett - May 10, 2007) |
The Black Brook (Tom Drury 1998)
Tom Drury picks up where he left off in his first novel, “Th... (D Wickett - December 28, 2001) |
The Body of Martin Aguilera (Percival Everett 1997)
Percival Everett once again has written an extremely taut st... (D Wickett - October 5, 2003) |
The Boilerplate Rhino (David Quammen 2000)
This is David Quammen's fifth work on non-fiction and
it is... (D Wickett - July 18, 2003) |
The Book Nobody Read (Owen Gingerich 2004)
Similar to last year’s “Out of the Flames” by Lawrence and N... (D Wickett - April 22, 2004) |
The Book of Ralph (John McNally 2004)
John McNally has masterfully re-created the last two years o... (D Wickett - June 1, 2004) |
The Bookman's Wake (John Dunning 1995)
Using the exploits of former detective Cliff Janeway, John D... (D Wickett - March 26, 2001) |
The Boom Economy Or, Scenes From Clerical Life (Brian Bouldrey 2003)
In Dennis Bacchus, Brian Bouldrey has given us a character t... (D Wickett - June 5, 2004) |
The Boy Orator (Tracy Daugherty 1999)
In his third novel, Tracy Daugherty has fictionalized the li... (D Wickett - January 25, 2004) |
The Bridge Party (Sandra Seaton 1998)
Sandra Seaton has done a fantastic job of writing
about a v... (D Wickett - September 8, 2002) |
The Bright Forever (Lee Martin 2005)
What if? How many times do we say that during out lifetimes... (D Wickett - September 15, 2005) |
the city in which i love you (Li-Young Lee 1990)
In his second collection of poems, Li-Young Lee continues wh... (D Wickett - October 13, 2006) |
The Clearing (Tim Gautreaux 2003)
Tim Gautreaux has previously published two very well receive... (D Wickett - October 1, 2003) |
The Consequences of Desire (Dennis Hathaway 1992)
This 1992 winner of the Flannery O'Connor Short
Fiction Awa... (D Wickett - August 30, 2003) |
The Cottagers (Marshall N. Klimasewiski 2006)
The Cottagers by Marshall N. Klimasewiski
2006 by Norton 3... (D Wickett - May 12, 2007) |
The Day Underneath the Day (C. Dale Young 2001)
The poetry of C. Dale Young often reminds me of that of Ruth... (D Wickett - May 24, 2005) |
The Days of Uncertain Health (Gary Fincke 1988)
Four years after his chapbook, Breath, Gary Fincke publishes... (D Wickett - March 16, 2005) |
The Deadwood Beetle (Mylene Dressler 2001)
Mylene Dressler has written a completely compelling novel th... (D Wickett - June 21, 2001) |
The Death of Sweet Mister (Daniel Woodrell 2001)
“Welding with Children” is a stunning collection of eleven s... (D Wickett - December 16, 2001) |
The Distance Between Us (Masha Hamilton 2004)
Following up from her debut novel, Staircase of a Thousand S... (D Wickett - October 26, 2004) |
The Double Negatives of the Living (Gary Fincke 1992)
While one might thing that a person is mainly grounded in ei... (D Wickett - March 21, 2005) |
The Driftless Area (Tom Drury 2006)
With The Driftless Area, Tom Drury wanders far from his earl... (D Wickett - April 6, 2007) |
The Elephant Vanishes (Huraki Murakami 1994)
In “The Elephant Vanishes,” Haruki Murakami has put together... (D Wickett - September 24, 2001) |
The End of Vandalism (Tom Drury 1994)
In “The End of Vandalism,” Tom Drury mines the same literary... (D Wickett - December 5, 2001) |
The Expeditions (Karl Iagnemma 2008)
With The Expeditions, Karl Iagnemma follows up on the talent... (D Wickett - January 23, 2008) |
The Expendables (Antonya Nelson 1990)
In ?The Expendables,? Antonya Nelson hammers home just
how ... (D Wickett - November 7, 2002) |
The Falling Boy (David Long 1998)
David Long has written a wonderful debut novel, in
which he... (D Wickett - April 18, 2002) |
The Farther Shore (Matthew Eck 2007)
Book Review 2007-015
The Farther Shore by Matthew Eck
2007... (D Wickett - December 10, 2007) |
The Fire Gospels (Mike Magnuson 1998)
Mike Magnuson puts the English language to a test. He stret... (D Wickett - April 14, 2001) |
The Genius of Hunger (Diane Goodman 2002)
It is difficult to believe that "The Genius of Hunger"
is D... (D Wickett - August 8, 2003) |
The Girl in the Flammable Skirt (Aimee Bender 1999)
In her debut story collection, Doubleday culled together six... (D Wickett - March 23, 2004) |
The Glass Hammer: A Southern Childhood (Andrew Hudgins 1994)
In his fourth collection, Andrew Hudgins gives his
fans 65 ... (D Wickett - December 18, 2002) |
The God File (Frank Turner Hollon 2002)
This debut novel by Hollon, after publishing a novella
a co... (D Wickett - September 30, 2002) |
The Green Age of Asher Witherow (M. Allen Cunningham 2004)
This is an incredible debut effort by M. Allen Cunningham. ... (D Wickett - October 11, 2004) |
The Half-Mammals of Dixie (George Singleton 2002)
George Singleton writes short stories reminiscent of
the ea... (D Wickett - January 16, 2003) |
The Hit (Jere Hoar 2003)
Readers of Jere Hoar’s short story collection will be excite... (D Wickett - September 30, 2003) |
The Hole in Sleep (Corey Mesler 2006)
The Hole in Sleep is a collection of 21 short poems, many of... (D Wickett - October 8, 2006) |
The Hollow Log Lounge (R.T. Smith 2003)
The Hollow Log Lounge of the title of R.T. Smith’s collectio... (D Wickett - January 2, 2005) |
The House on Eccles Road (Judith Kitchen 2002)
Judith Kitchen's first novel, THE HOUSE ON ECCLES
ROAD, is ... (D Wickett - June 27, 2002) |
The Inner Circle (T.C. Boyle 2004)
In his tenth novel, Boyle does something he’s done very well... (D Wickett - December 17, 2004) |
The Journal of Antonio Montoya (Rick Collignon 1996)
This extremely well-packaged debut novel by Rick
Collignon ... (D Wickett - September 10, 2002) |
The Least You Need to Know (Lee Martin 1998)
With an understated prose, Lee Martin delves into the
lives... (D Wickett - August 30, 2002) |
The Legal Limit (Martin Clark 2008)
2008-007
The Legal Limit by Martin Clark
2008 by Knopf 3... (D Wickett - November 20, 2008) |
The Lita Conversation (Corey Mesler 2006)
This collection of eleven short poems won the 2006 Southern ... (D Wickett - October 8, 2006) |
The Lizard King (Bryan Christy 2008)
2008-008
The Lizard King by Bryan Christy
2008 Knopf 241... (D Wickett - November 20, 2008) |
The Long Home (William Gay 1999)
The Long Home is a fantastic novel in all aspects. The them... (D Wickett - April 20, 2001) |
The Madam (Julianna Baggott 2003)
With her third novel, Julianna Baggott’s writing veers off m... (D Wickett - May 16, 2004) |
The Many Aspects of Mobile Home Living (Martin Clark 2001)
In this story of the life and times of Superior Court Judge ... (D Wickett - October 17, 2001) |
The Metal Shredders (Nancy Zafris 2002)
Nancy Zafris picks up right where she left off with
her sho... (D Wickett - June 12, 2002) |
The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint (Brady Udall 2001)
Brady Udall has given us a novel which should be placed on s... (D Wickett - August 1, 2001) |
The Never-Ending (Andrew Hudgins 1991)
In his third collection, Andrew Hudgins has put
together 42... (D Wickett - December 18, 2002) |
The NIght the New Jesus Fell to Earth and other stories from Cliffside,North Carolina (Ron Rash 1994)
In this debut collection, of which five of the ten stories h... (D Wickett - April 1, 2005) |
The Nimrod Flip Out (Etgar Keret 2006)
Etgar Keret packs 30 stories into this scant 167 page collec... (D Wickett - May 31, 2006) |
The One That Got Away (Percival Everett 1992)
The cover of this children's book points us toward
what is ... (D Wickett - March 26, 2003) |
The Ones You Do (Daniel Woodrell 1992)
In his third novel set in Saint Bruno, Woodrell brings back ... (D Wickett - April 7, 2004) |
The Pains of April (Frank Turner Hollon 2002)
Thank goodness Frank Turner Hollon finally decided to pull t... (D Wickett - February 7, 2003) |
The Palace of Ashes (Sherry Fairchok 2002)
In the preface to this collection, Thomas Lux remarks that F... (D Wickett - February 19, 2005) |
The Patience of Rivers (Joe Freda 2003)
With "The Patience of Rivers," Joseph Freda has put it
all ... (D Wickett - March 16, 2003) |
The Poetry Home Repair Manual (Ted Kooser 2005)
A book about poetry??? I’m the first to admit I have a diff... (D Wickett - January 30, 2005) |
The Point and other stories (Charles D'Ambrosio 1996)
Seven stories, six of them previously published. That’s wha... (D Wickett - April 14, 2005) |
The Point of Fracture (Frank Turner Hollon 2005)
Frank Turner Hollon follows up his hilarious novel, Life is ... (D Wickett - August 29, 2005) |
The Rehnquist Choice (John W. Dean 2001)
“The Rehnquist Choice” details the period of one month durin... (D Wickett - October 25, 2001) |
The Right Man for the Job (Mike Magnuson 1997)
Magnuson's story of Gunner "Cheese" Lund is both ugly and po... (D Wickett - May 21, 2002) |
The Road Builder (Nicholas Hershenow 2001)
It is difficult to believe that The Road Builder is Hersheno... (D Wickett - May 1, 2001) |
The Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevard (Erin McGraw 2008)
Book Review 2008-006
The Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevar... (D Wickett - September 26, 2008) |
The Shell Collector (Anthony Doerr 2002)
Anthony Doerr has put together an incredibly strong first st... (D Wickett - January 1, 2002) |
The Slow Air of Ewan MacPherson (Thomas Fox Averill 2003)
There may not be an author working today who does as good a ... (D Wickett - March 24, 2004) |
The Smallest Color (Bill Roorbach 2001)
“The Smallest Color” is Bill Roorbach’s incredible first nov... (D Wickett - January 21, 2002) |
The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Towards Perfection (Michael Ruhlman 2000)
Those of you who were on the mailing list (sorry, it wasn’t ... (D Wickett - July 20, 2000) |
The Stepmother (Robert Coover 2004)
The Stepmother continues Robert Coover’s tradition of re-wri... (D Wickett - December 31, 2004) |
The Stone Child (Gary Fincke 2003)
Within the eleven stories previously published in literary j... (D Wickett - March 26, 2005) |
The Story of a Million Years (David Huddle 1999)
This short (186 pages) novel is the debut effort by master s... (D Wickett - December 19, 2000) |
The Strange Case of Maribel Dixon (Charles Jensen 2007)
In this short, but brilliant chapbook, Charles Jensen tells ... (D Wickett - February 24, 2008) |
The Stuff of Dreams: Behind the Scenes of an American Community Theatre (Leah Hagen Cohen 2001)
Leah Hager Cohen chronicles a portion of the 76th year of th... (D Wickett - June 7, 2001) |
The Technology of Paradise (Gary Fincke 1998)
In this, his third book-sized collection of poems, Gary Finc... (D Wickett - March 24, 2005) |
The Thin PInk Line (Lauren Baratz-Logsted 2003)
The Thin Pink Line takes what sounds like it might be a one ... (D Wickett - August 8, 2005) |
The Tortilla Curtain (T.C. Boyle 1995)
For this being my favorite author, it is pretty embarrassing... (D Wickett - July 20, 2000) |
The Total View of Taftly (Scott M. Morris 2000)
Scott Morris may love hearing this, or he may hate hearing t... (D Wickett - December 12, 2004) |
The Visitors (C.M. Mayo 2002)
"The Visitors" is the second chapter of Mayo's soon to
be p... (D Wickett - September 7, 2002) |
The Webster Chronicle (Daniel Akst 2001)
Without seeming to concentrate on it, Daniel Akst has explor... (D Wickett - July 29, 2001) |
The Weight of Nothing (Steven Gillis 2005)
Book Review 2008-009
The Weight of Nothing by Steven Gillis... (D Wickett - December 21, 2008) |
The Woman in the Oil Field: Stories (Tracy Daugherty 1996)
In his first collection of short stories, Daugherty displays... (D Wickett - January 25, 2004) |
This Country of Mothers (Julianna Baggott 2001)
In "This Country of Mothers," Julianna Baggott has
nicely f... (D Wickett - August 27, 2002) |
This is How I Speak: The Diary of a Young Woman (Sandi Sonnenfeld 2002)
"This is How I Speak" takes the diary of a first year
stude... (D Wickett - September 16, 2002) |
This Side of the Sky (Elyse Singleton 2002)
Up until now, the publishings of Elyse Singleton
consisted ... (D Wickett - September 9, 2002) |
Tomato Red (Daniel Woodrell 1998)
From the opening sentence, clocking in at well over 200 word... (D Wickett - November 15, 2001) |
Traps (Lee Martin 1988)
This chapbook, winner of the Third Mid-South Chapbook
Compe... (D Wickett - August 30, 2002) |
Traveling Light (Deborah De Wit Marchant 2003)
With their fourth book, Impassio Press has continued
their ... (D Wickett - July 5, 2003) |
Trespass (Grace Dane Mazur 2002)
Having read two excellent short stories from Grace
Dane Maz... (D Wickett - June 17, 2002) |
Turning Bones (Lee Martin 2003)
Lee Martin has brought forth a new type of historical non-fi... (D Wickett - May 2, 2004) |
Two Dogs (Steve Yarbrough 2000)
Aside from being a beautifully packaged product, thanks to t... (D Wickett - August 21, 2001) |
Two O'Clock Eastern Wartime (John Dunning 2001)
John Dunning attempts to go above and beyond the call of the... (D Wickett - January 13, 2002) |
Tyrannosaurus Sue: The Extraordinary Saga of the Largest, Most Fought Over T-Rex Ever Found (Steve Fiffer 2000)
A fairly short (288 pages) narrative that almost reads like ... (D Wickett - May 12, 2000) |
Under Cottonwoods (Stephen Grace 2004)
Stephen Grace at times makes it difficult to believe that Un... (D Wickett - June 6, 2004) |
Under the Bright Lights (Daniel Woodrell 1986)
In his debut novel, Daniel Woodrell writes of a world of evi... (D Wickett - April 6, 2004) |
Up in the Air (Walter Kirn 2001)
Ryan Bingham, the protagonist of “Up in the Air,” is on a mi... (D Wickett - July 8, 2001) |
Used and Rare (Lawrence & Nancy Goldstone 1997)
This book starts with a search for a nice, hardcover version... (D Wickett - February 19, 2001) |
Vacationland (Ander Monson 2005)
Vacationland reads like Monson’s poetic companion book to hi... (D Wickett - February 28, 2006) |
Valparaiso (Don Delillo 1999)
This is Delillo's second published play to go with (at the t... (D Wickett - January 24, 2001) |
Veneer (Steve Yarbrough 1998)
Veneer is a collection of nine short stories, eight of which... (D Wickett - February 19, 2001) |
Visible Spirits (Steve Yarbrough 2001)
Visible Spirits is a historical novel set in 1902 and it is ... (D Wickett - April 9, 2001) |
Voices from Chernobyl (Svetlana Alexievich 2005)
April 26, 1986. That’s the day that there was an explosion ... (D Wickett - June 3, 2005) |
Waiting For April (Scott M. Morris 2003)
I must have missed the kitchen sink while reading “Waiting f... (D Wickett - April 10, 2004) |
Walk Me to the Distance (Percival Everett 1985)
With "Walk Me to the Distance," Percival Everett shows
the ... (D Wickett - March 15, 2003) |
Walk on Water: Inside an Elite Pediatric Surgical Unit (Michael Ruhlman 2003)
In Michael Ruhlman's fifth solo book (he has also
co-writte... (D Wickett - January 14, 2003) |
Warmly Inscribed: The New England Forger and Oter Book Tales (Lawrence & Nancy Goldstone 2001)
The Goldstones are at it again. This book collecting couple... (D Wickett - May 24, 2001) |
Water & Earth (Guy Gauthier 2002)
"Water & Earth" is the journal that playwright and
poet Guy... (D Wickett - December 9, 2002) |
Watershed (Percival Everett 1996)
One of the common ideas in much of Percival Everett's
work ... (D Wickett - April 2, 2003) |
Weapon in Heaven (David Bulley 2003)
David Bulley has taken on some mighty big questions in
his ... (D Wickett - February 14, 2003) |
Welcome to the Fallen Paradise (Dayne Sherman 2004)
The book flap of Dayne Sherman’s debut novel states “Baxter ... (D Wickett - December 22, 2004) |
Welding With Children (Tim Gautreaux 1999)
“Welding with Children” is a stunning collection of eleven s... (D Wickett - December 13, 2001) |
Whale Season (N.M. Kelby 2006)
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Whale Season by N.M. Kelby
286 pages ... (D Wickett - December 21, 2008) |
What Falls Away (Tracy Daugherty 1986)
In What Falls Away, Tracy Daugherty expresses many of his vi... (D Wickett - January 25, 2004) |
When the Messenger is Hot (Elizabeth Crane 2003)
Fourteen stories are to be found in this debut story collect... (D Wickett - March 19, 2006) |
Who Do You Love (Jean Thompson 1999)
It is appalling that a writer of Jean Thompson's talent need... (D Wickett - January 1, 1999) |
Wide Blue Yonder (Jean Thompson 2001)
Jean Thompson has followed up her National Book Award Nomine... (D Wickett - October 8, 2001) |
Willy Slater's Lane (Mitch Wieland 1996)
"Willy Slater's Lane" shows just what a writer can do
in te... (D Wickett - August 13, 2002) |
Woe to Live On (Daniel Woodrell 1987)
Woodrell has given us an interesting coming of age story, se... (D Wickett - November 23, 2001) |
Wolf Point (Edward Falco 2005)
Ed Falco is probably more well known for his short stories t... (D Wickett - April 17, 2006) |
Wolf Whistle (Lewis Nordan 1993)
With "Wolf Whistle," Nordan takes a true life event
and mak... (D Wickett - December 7, 2002) |
Women and Other Animals (Bonnie Jo Campbell 2002)
Having read Campbell out of order (I read her more
recently... (D Wickett - February 18, 2003) |
Wooden Boats (Michael Ruhlman 2001)
Once again Michael Ruhlman has done something very impressiv... (D Wickett - May 7, 2001) |
Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius,and Observations in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players (Stefan Fatsis 2001)
On the sitcom “Friends,” Rachel is notorious for taking gift... (D Wickett - September 20, 2001) |
Wounded (Percival Everett 2005)
With Wounded, Percival Everett’s fourteenth novel, and eight... (D Wickett - August 17, 2005) |
Wrestling With Gabriel (David Lynn 2002)
David Lynn, editor of the Kenyon Review, has followed
up hi... (D Wickett - October 29, 2002) |
Zulus (Percival Everett 1990)
With "Zulus," Everett moves on from his recent
straight-for... (D Wickett - March 20, 2003) |
