Quill and Quire

Fiction: Novels

Thirst

By Shree Ghatage

Fans of Shree Ghatage’s first novel, Brahma’s Dream, will appreciate her follow-up, which features the return of Vasanti, the aunt of the earlier novel’s 13-year-old protagonist. Thirst reveals the true circumstances behind the supposed death ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Blondes

By Emily Schultz

Unleash rabid blonde killers in an apocalyptic New York City, then add a pregnant woman trying to make her way outside city limits to inform her married lover he’s the father. The result is an ... Read More »

August 7, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Stony River

By Tricia Dower

American small-town life in the 1950s wasn’t actually like Leave It to Beaver. In her ambitious first novel, Tricia Dower reveals the darker side of an era we tend to idealize. In the novel’s titular ... Read More »

August 2, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

People Park

By Pasha Malla

As Pasha Malla’s debut novel commences, its eponymous civic landmark is replete with citizenry, gathered for a joyous public celebration. When the book reaches its conclusion nearly 500 pages later, the park fills with people ... Read More »

July 3, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

A Work in Progress

By Brad Cotton

Danny Bayle, the 28-year-old protagonist of Brad Cotton’s debut novel, is a frustrated writer. His first novel, published when he was 24, “earned a unanimous reception from critics in that none of them bothered to ... Read More »

June 26, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels