Kimmery's Top Ten Books of 2016*
It was the best of years and the worst of years. My crazy dream is one step closer to reality— I signed with a fabulous literary agent...
The Unfortunate Importance of Beauty by Amanda Filipacchi
I LOVED this book. I was therefore mystified when I looked it up on Goodreads and discovered a whole lot of people trashing it with the...
The Regulars by Georgia Clark
This is not a book afraid of a little raunch. Or a lot of raunch, actually. I had no idea what it was about when I downloaded it—I do...
The Circle by Dave Eggers
I enjoyed The Circle right from the first few pages. Mae Holland is a millennial drudge, working at a public utility company that’s about...
Holding Up The Universe by Jennifer Niven
Let's start out with a synopsis. Libby, formerly “America's fattest teen,” is about to become a junior in high school. She is still...
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Note: all middle grade fiction is reviewed by my ten-year old son, Alex. Hatchet is about a thirteen year old boy named Brian Robeson....
An Interview with Sarah Domet, author of The Guineveres
I'll confess to a moment of jealousy here. I'm a soon-to-be-debut-novelist, and like every other writer on earth, I'd love to have...
Big Fall Books: The 10 Bestsellers I've Read So Far (And The 6 I Want To Read)
Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer: A Jewish family in DC confronts a crisis. A BIG book in all senses of the word: it’s an undertaking....
Review of Fractured by Catherine McKenzie
Fractured, the new psychological thriller by Catherine McKenzie, contains a cool twist: it’s based on a fiction-within-a-fiction. In a weird
Review of The Nix by Nathan Hill
Let’s open with this: a politician, the faux-folksy governor of Wyoming—who harbors presidential aspirations, despite a blatant disregard...