Contemporary Fiction Book Reviews

Timely and fearless, Ivory Tower by Grant Matthew Jenkins is a resonant meditation on power, family, and sexual predation that rings particularly poignant in today’s social climate.

Margolis Santos is a woman who isn’t afraid to ruffle feathers. As a respected film professor, a protective mother, and wife to the head football coach of Athens University, she is used to her voice being heard. However, when she chooses to raise it in defense of young women being taken advantage of on campus, she becomes embroiled in a vicious battle against tradition, money, and character assassination. When Margolis’ own sexual exploits […]

Keeping things quiet in a library is understood, but in Call Numbers by author Syntell Smith, the swirling secrets and constant drama are impossible to shoo away with a whisper, for a drama-filled romp through the stacks.

When Robin Walker arrives at the 58^th Street Branch of the New York Public Library, he has no idea what kind of storm he’s strolling towards. Between power struggles at the top and a white noise of gossip to cabal-toppling coups and sassy clerks ready to throw the first punch, this is a much wilder story than a loyal library-goer may expect.[…]