Tag Archives: Akins

The Road Back to Sweetgrass, Linda LeGarde Grover

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Ellen Akins

Linda LeGarde Grover’s new book, The Road Back to Sweetgrass, reviewed for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, builds upon the characters and fictional Ojibwe reservation, Mozhay Point, that featured in her previous book of stories, The Dance Boots, which I also … Continue reading →

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Zyzak, The Ballad of Barnabas Pierkiel

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Ellen Akins

This was a tricky review to write, because the book was a sort that doesn’t appeal to me personally but is clearly a good book of its sort (I asked myself:  Would my husband like this?  And the answer was … Continue reading →

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Matthew Olshan, The Marshlands, a review

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Ellen Akins

My review of a hauntingly grim and beautiful book, in the tradition of J. M. Coetzee, that reflects the tragic politics of our world through the prism of a story of fairytale-like specificity and universality.

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Kyle Minor, Praying Drunk

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Ellen Akins

A review of an interesting book about turning life into stories and stories into life, published by Sarabande Books, a small and passionate publisher. (This book comes with a blurb from Daniel Handler, who’s seems to be everywhere lately–here, reviewing … Continue reading →

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