We continue our occasional series of customer reviews with loyal M&Q customer Jess Horowitz, writing about Joshua Ferris' second novel. The Unnamed Joshua Ferris, author of the popular office black comedy Then We Came to the End (2007), returns to the shelves with his second novel, The Unnamed. We meet Tim and Jane Farnsworth, a … Continue reading Citizen Review: The Unnamed
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Citizen Review: The Farmer’s Daughter
We continue our occasional series of customer reviews with M&Q's own Shawn Neary reviewing the new collection of three novellas from Jim Harrison.The Farmer's DaughterWhen in our store and walking underneath the low ceiling in literature, you may have noticed Jim Harrison's books off to your right. These are the books whose jackets bear a … Continue reading Citizen Review: The Farmer’s Daughter
Citizen Review: The Lacuna
We continue our occasional series of customer reviews with the latest from novelist Barbara Kingsolver.The LacunaThe United States has some 'splainin' to do. Kingsolver's newest novel, The Lacuna, shines light on some of the darkest episodes in American and Mexican history, including the brutal suppression of the 1932 bonus army protests, Leon Trotsky's murder in … Continue reading Citizen Review: The Lacuna