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An Object of BeautyAuthor: Steve MartinThe New York – and occasionally international - world of art is never so successfully illuminated as by Steve Martin in his new novel, “Object of Beauty.” Narrated by character Daniel Chester French Franks, a once roll-in- the- hay friend and raconteur mesmerized by Lacey Yeager, the novel obfuscates the boundaries between Lacey and the sellers and collectors of art upon whom she preys. Brilliant in the telling of the volatile and eccentric world of Big ... continue reading...

Old Border Road: A NovelAuthor: Susan FroderbergOld Border Road by Susan Froderberg languishes on the tongue and faints harshly and tenderly onto the senses.  The language forms its own chiaroscuro as it dives into the landscape of arid southern Arizona, the dill weed, the cacti, the thrust and feint of harsh and dusty dirt that settles into the bones as one waits for the onset of rain.  Froderberg tantalizes and undulates within Katherine’s voice and her own, a voice tinged with emotional ... continue reading...