By: Ryan Nathan I met Mary Kay Andrews once. She said that she wrote "commercial, pop fiction just to make money." We've all seen it. Those books you find while waiting in line at the grocery store, at airports, news stands, wherever—it's all pretty invasive. Commercial fiction. The all…
By: Jack Lionell Everyone should read at least one story by Murakami in his/her life. Trust me, you will appreciate your life so much better. Kafka on the Shore, while departing from many of Murakami's usual images and themes, is just one in several that I'd recommend. With a…
By: Kim Hundrell “The Messiah of the Battlefield.” With vivid imagery and a powerful message, Dalton Trumbo weaves the intriguing tale of a WWI veteran who has lost all his limbs and senses, left in an anonymous hospital bed—it’s never specified in what country—with no discernable or identifiable markers,…