Archive - OC Book Blog

Back-List: THE VIRGINS

Unique take on coming of age.

Jun 9 •

May 2025

Ambivalence and Ambiguity

Katie Kitamura's Trilogy

May 28 •

April 2025

Navel Gazing Redux

Bitter Water Opera

Apr 25 •

Wharton/Cather Part II

Apr 15 •

THE DREAM HOTEL & CITY OF GOD

Disparate fictions - similar themes - great writers.

Apr 14 •

Twisted Ties That Bind

Another Deep Dive from Colum McCann

Apr 4 •

March 2025

Lost in Space: Booker Novels Bookend

Orbital and Stone Yard Devotional

Mar 29 •

Women's History in Women's Stories

Wharton & Cather: Manipulate or Capitulate?

Mar 16 •

February 2025

Wanderers in Time and Place

Three short stream of conscious novels capture the lonely flaneur.

Feb 15 •

January 2025

Alt Best Ofs...

Recommended references...

Jan 8 •

December 2024

In Search of Story

Modernist Writers Wrap 2024 Fiction

Dec 16, 2024 •

November 2024

The power of being HELD.

Anne Michael's novel of poetry.

Nov 3, 2024 •

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