Posts by: Randy Kraft
Randy Kraft’s OC Book Blog: “Music for Wartime” Short Stories by Rebecca Makkai
What’s better than a great short story? Nothing, to my mind. I’ve got piles by my bedside when I’d rather a compact work of fiction...
Randy Kraft’s OC Book Blog: “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates
What is there left to say of this extraordinary treatise? It’s 152 pages short, packed to the brim with elegant prose, elegiac...
Randy Kraft’s OC Book Blog: History & Mystery
Periodically I like to look back into the canon of a writer I admire and usually find gems lurking in their past, as well as a glimpse into...
Randy Kraft’s OC Book Blog: “Did You Ever Have a Family?” by Bill Clegg
Let me say up front: a terrific novel. The first fiction from memoirist, essayist, and literary agent, Bill Clegg, and before it has even...
Randy Kraft’s OC BookBlog: Short Reads x3
When time, distractions, or the simple desire for minimalist storytelling takes over, I recommend two short novels (one new, one older), a...
