"Simply put, this is a wholly readable, enjoyable novel. It manages both suspense and satire, blending social commentary and the emotional weight that must accompany such commentaries."---Dean Bakopou
"Ortega y Gassett says, `Tell me the landscape in which you live, and I will tell you who you are.' The place itself---northern Michigan---bursts alive in L.E. Kimball's wonderful debut novel, as do t
We are guilty of actions that make no sense. We perform acts of beauty and acts of ugliness. We give in to hidden ambitions, latent hungers, and clumsy grasps at insight. At the heart of these stories
Deep in the landlocked heart of the Midwest, the characters in The Spoils are drowning under the weight of masculinity, paralyzed in the grip of things left unsaid. These men are broken and breaking,
It’s the summer of 1983. Ronald Reagan is in the White House, Princess Leia is on magazine covers, and Thea Knox is on the road. Fresh out of college, Thea is driving solo from California to New
Imagine a hawk’s view of the magnificent bluegrass pastures of Kentucky horse country. Circle around the remnants of a breeding farm, four beautiful horses grazing just beyond the paddock. Inside the
