Spenser heads to Los Angeles in Robert B. Parker’s Angel Eyes, Ace Atkins’ eighth novel in the iconic series
…broad-shouldered, wisecracking, gun-toting gumshoes with the first installment of Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon. That and similar stories also planted the modern detective in a home base: the West Coast,…
Bill Gubbins recalls an extraordinary 1969 encounter with Frank Zappa
…in Frank Zappa’s Los Angeles home. Gubbins’ photos and narrative offer a unique insight into a legendary musician, as well as a fascinating personal story of a teenage dream fulfilled….
Saeed Jones’ memoir delivers a portrait of the artist as a young gay black man
…one occasion involve a literal fight to save himself. Through it all, Jones was writing and reading, finding sustenance, if not always consolation, in the words of writers like Reginald…
A brother and sister wrestle with the past in Ann Patchett’s The Dutch House
…yet Danny and Maeve thrive, preternaturally close, nurtured by a loyal housekeeper and cook and the occasional bone of affection tossed out by their aloof father, Cyril. Their idyll is…
The characters in Michael Croley’s debut collection struggle to find their place
…The Paris Review he describes “Slope” as “the most autobiographical story I’ve ever written.” He writes about home and cultural kinship with a sharp personal understanding of just how complicated…
