OCinSite – Randy Kraft

Since Elizabeth Strout burst on the literary scene in 1998 with the novel Amy and Isabelle she has been revealing less than attractive...

I was at first surprised this novel received early praise. The set-up is familiar: Irish immigrant cops in NYC in 1973, a dark time for the...

The Third Hotel is Van Den Berg’s second novel -- she’s also published two impressive story collections -- and it may be the book to...

Elizabeth Gilbert adds to her canon a sexy coming-of-age story set in early 20th century NY, and Kaira Rouda sticks close to home with a...

For your summer reading pleasure, here are two big stories from Mexico to Zambia. ...

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