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Tin House Books

Kerri Sullivan on Karen Shepard’s “The Celestials,”    by Tin House Books

September 3, 2013 by PBQ

The beginning of The Celestials is a whirlwind of explanation that sets up the time, place, and people of the story. Karen Shepard blends historical facts and research with the finely crafted lives of her characters. Despite all of the background information, it took me a long time to feel like I truly knew the […]

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: Karen Shepard, Kerri Sullivan, Tin House Books

Andrew Keller on Cari Luna’s “The Revolution of Every Day,”   by Tin House Books

August 22, 2013 by PBQ

  What does the word “safety” mean and how is it relevant to Cari Luna’s book?  The characters in The Revolution of Every Day live in a world divorced from present-day Manhattan.  This is not a place of comfort or high living.  The squat in which Amelia, Gerrit, Anne, Steve, and others live, is in […]

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: Andrew Keller, Cari Luna, Tin House Books

Kathleen Volk Miller on Pamela Erens “Virgins,”   by Tin House Books

August 12, 2013 by PBQ

As an editor, I can say this is one of the most finely crafted books I’ve read.  The fresh approach of a narrator who is imagining our scenes adds a compelling filter who still feels trustworthy.  The mix of longer and shorter chapters truly worked for these characters and this story—we live our lives in […]

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: Kathleen Volk Miller, Pamela Erens, Tin House Books

Kathleen Volk Miller on Matthew Specktor’s   “American Dream Machine,” from Tin House Books

August 8, 2013 by PBQ

I just finished Matthew Spector’s “American Dream Machine,” from Tin House Books.  I have to admit that even as I admired Specktor’s ability to flip POV’s between Beau Rosenwald and the narrator, Nate, I had a hard time getting engaged in the book. I felt flipped out of one narrative and into another before I […]

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: Kathleen Volk Miller, Matthew Spector, Tin House Books

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