River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh
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The captivating first volume, Sea of Poppies, in the Opium War-era Ibis trilogy was Booker-prize short-listed in 2008. Can’t wait to read this second entry in the series!
Short Story in Pangyrus
“Just follow.” He took off, pushing the larger ferns from his face. There were two paths to choose from, both…
Objective Estrangement
“In journalism, immediacy is a valuable commodity. The journalist doesn’t want facts to become clouded by reflection. But literary…
Short Story in The Saturday Evening Post
“From the day Jane walked out our front door — taking everything of value she could stuff in her car,…