Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison. Some people get parents—two of them!—who have the time, experience, and resources to help them think through the choices they must make as they approach adulthood. Mike, the central character and narrator of Lawn Boy, doesn’t have that. His mother loves him and wants the best for him and his brother. So she works multiple jobs, misses holiday … [Read more...] about Lawn Boy
Fiction
Jagged Edge of the Sky
How could I not love a book that I edited? The editing process is an engagement with the author, the story, the language and the whole universe of a work of art. Although I have not created this art, I have observed and stoked it. The astonishing part of editing Jagged Edge of the Sky was the opportunity to observe the generative brilliance of Paula Marie Coomer’s creative … [Read more...] about Jagged Edge of the Sky