First,  huge trigger warning, especially right now, as we go through the aftermath of yet ANOTHER SHOOTING at what we should expect to be a peaceful gathering – this novel crescendos towards a shooting at a Powwow in Oakland, CA. The events that precede the shooting are the main thrust of the novel, and the final section contains descriptions of the event itself and brief content about its aftermath. I’d say maybe it isn’t for right now but honestly, when are we not reeling from […]

There are people who wonder why the need for diverse books exists. Sometimes they can admit that there are not enough minorities in works of fiction, but that is usually followed by something along the lines of “minorities should write them then”. Combine that with the issue of approbation and these same people then add something like “why should white men write about other groups when they always combine it is wrong”. Of course, that is the answer to the question itself. But a book […]