The Americans by Molly Antopol and Carthage by Joyce Carol Oates, Esquire, February 2014
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, Esquire, December 2013
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman, The New York Times Book Review, June 27, 2013
Benediction by Kent Haruf, Esquire, March 2013
In Celebration of the Short Story, Esquire, February 2013
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers and The Three-Day Affair by Michael Kardos, Esquire, December 2012
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers, The New York Times Book Review, October 4, 2012.
Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon, Esquire, September 2012
The Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle, signature review, Publishers Weekly, July 2, 2012
The Wind Through The Keyhole by Stephen King, Esquire, March 2012
Calico Joe by John Grisham, Esquire, March 2012
Feast Day of Fools by James Lee Burke, Esquire, October 2011
We the Animals by Justin Torres, Esquire, September 2011
American Masculine by Shann Ray, Esquire, June 2011
The Only Thing Worse Than Boring Porn is Chuck Palahniuk’s New Novel About Boring Porn, a review of Chuck Palahniuk’s Snuff, Esquire.com, June 2008
Still King, a review of Stephen King’s Duma Key, Esquire.com, February 2008
The After Story, a review of Larry Watson’s Sundown, Yellow Moon, Esquire.com, December 2007
Blood on His Hands, a review of Percival Everett’s The Water Cure, Esquire.com, October 2007
The Road by Cormac McCarthy, The Capital Times, December 22, 2006
The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks, The Capital Times, December 23, 2005
Between Camelots by David Harris Ebenbach, The Capital Times, November 11, 2005
Novel by George Singleton, The Capital Times, September 9, 2005
If You Lived Here I’d Know Your Name by Heather Lende, The Capital Times, August 26, 2005
The Coast of Akron by Adrienne Miller, The Capital Times, August 12, 2005
The Evil B.B. Chow by Steve Almond, The Capital Times, May 6, 2005
The Vagabonds by Nicholas Delbanco, The Capital Times, March 11, 2005
Let’s Do by Rebecca Meacham, The Capital Times, February 5, 2005
Five Shades of Shadow by Tracy Daugherty, Crab Orchard Review, Spring 2004