Lucy Jane Bledsoe

Guess, Carol. Switch. I just reread this 1998 classic. This is a dreamy and seductive novel. The language is lyrical, even languid, and there’s so much heart in the characters that you want to squeeze them. Reading Switch is as pleasurable and complex as floating down a river (more…)

Li, Yiyun. The Vagrants. Set in the late 1970s, after the Cultural Revolution and during Beijing’s Democratic Wall Movement, this amazing novel tells the story of several women activists. Takes place in a small town called Muddy River and follows several different characters, their actions and reactions to the (more…)

Fitten, Marc. Valeria’s Last Stand. I love Marc Fitten’s voice. It’s quirky, authentic, goes down like mountain water. This story is nutty, unique, sexy, and fun. Takes place in a small town in Hungary and involves the lives of a chimney sweep, a potter, the potter’s (more…)