Recent content from Christine Brunkhorst
The hero of novel 'Ours' frees enslaved people and makes them a home
FICTION: Blending magical realism and African mythology, this multi-generational saga connects life in the antebellum south to Blackness in America today.
Review: 'The Ski Jumpers,' by Peter Geye
FICTION: Reeling from a diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer's, a writer and former ski jumper strives to dissect his family mythology.
Review: 'Sinkhole,' by Juliet Patterson
NONFICTION: A St. Paul memoirist struggles to understand suicide and its generational effect.
Review: 'Radium,' by John Enger
FICTION: A Bemidji author's tale of two teenage brothers without prospects, evading the law after setting a massive fire.
Review: "What Just Happened" by Charles Finch
The intermittent observations of an L.A. novelist as he maneuvers through the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Review: 'Revelations,' by Mary Sharratt
FICTION: A richly atmospheric historical novel about a female mystic in medieval times.
Review: 'Waterfall,' by Mary Casanova
FICTION: A young woman breaks free from societal norms and expectations.