What you’ll find here are reviews and comments about new book releases, as well as writing about books from the past, the forgotten gems pushed out of sight in this crowded book publishing age.
The focus here is literary fiction, with appearances of science fiction, mysteries and detective novels, occasional mentions of poetry and speculative fiction.
How do you discover a new, good book that the big media outlets aren’t picking up? What about novels from around the world, translated into English, that are page-turners and love stories and gripping mysteries? These are the books and authors I prefer to go in search of.
If you’re a listener of Ohio’s NPR member station WOSU, you’ll recognize some of the books here, which I’ve discussed and/or reviewed on air as the station’s book critic. There is much more to be found, however, such as forecasts of what’s to come, book awards and their long- and short-listed nominees, books I’ve shared with book clubs, and loved books nobody else seems to be talking about.
You can contact me, Kassie Rose, at wosubookcritic@gmail.com.
The Longest Chapter 