Self-consciously “phantasmagoric and allegorical,” this ambitious novel revels in a wide-eyed traveler’s surreal trek across all of Africa’s nations. Acquiescing to the outlandish is obligatory in Areg Azatyan’s epic adventure... Read More

As thrillers go, "Insidious Deception" is more aqueduct than waterslide. It starts off with a bang, but settles in to a languid yet ever so gradually escalating pace that eventually erupts into a cascade. This is a gutsy choice, as many... Read More

Contrasting the extravagant wealth and the devastating poverty of Miami, "Beautiful Woman" is a political statement as much as a novel. A liberal columnist for the Miami-Sun Times, the protagonist pits himself against a stratified city... Read More