“The Best Book I Read this Year”

…well for Cromwell, right?” ~Julia Tagliere The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid. “It was the most thought-provoking 180 pages I’ve read in a long time. It makes you consider issues of inclusion, change, fear, bigotry, compassion, empathy, and more — as if that’s not enough.” ~C.B. Santore The Treeline:…

7 Most-Favorable Reviews in May 2020

…(Apprentice House). Reviewed by Julia Tagliere. “Just like that, the things we know by heart are irrevocably changed. This is, I think, the message Campbell intended with her sharp choice of a title: a reminder — and a timely one, at that — of how easy it is to be…

Known By Heart: Collected Stories

…matter in the end. Julia Tagliere’s work has appeared in the Writer, Gargoyle Magazine, and elsewhere, as well as in numerous anthologies, including Furious Gravity, volume nine of the Grace & Gravity series featuring DC women writers. Winner of the 2015 William Faulkner Literary Competition for Best Short Story and…

10 Romantic Reads for Valentine’s Day

…I’m an unabashed fan.” ~Julia Tagliere The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne. “I've always thought Uncle Toby and the Widow Wadman in Tristram Shandy were painfully star-crossed. Uncle Toby so mild that he's the origin of ‘he wouldn't hurt a fly’; Widow Wadman concupiscent, beautiful,…

Waiting for Eden

…originally ran in 2018.] Julia Tagliere is an award-winning writer and editor whose work has appeared in the Writer, the Bookends Review, Potomac Review, numerous anthologies, and the juried photography and prose collection Love + Lust. Winner of the 2015 William Faulkner Literary Competition for Best Short Story and the…

5 Most Popular Posts: January 2019

…on Jan. 2, 2019.] Julia Tagliere’s review of The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Novel by Heather Morris (HarperCollins). “As the camp expands and fills and Sokolov is asked to tattoo women and girls, he recoils, but Pepan reminds him that ‘he either follows the rules or risks death.’ It is…

7 Best-Reviewed Books in October 2018

…Ackerman (Knopf). Reviewed by Julia Tagliere. “Part mystery, part thriller, part unconventional love story, Waiting for Eden explores with gravity and sensitivity the profound questions of love and fidelity, duty and honor, and how one creates a life worth living.” The Clockmaker’s Daughter: A Novel by Kate Morton (Atria Books).…

Waiting for Eden: A Novel

…a life worth living. Julia Tagliere is an award-winning writer and editor whose work has appeared in the Writer, the Bookends Review, Potomac Review, numerous anthologies, and the juried photography and prose collection Love + Lust. Winner of the 2015 William Faulkner Literary Competition for Best Short Story and the…

The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Novel

…a story worth telling. Julia Tagliere is an award-winning writer and editor whose work has appeared in the Writer, the Bookends Review, Potomac Review, numerous anthologies, and the juried photography and prose collection Love + Lust. Winner of the 2015 William Faulkner Literary Competition for Best Short Story and the…

That’s a Wrap!

…[Photo by Bruce Guthrie.] Julia Tagliere is an award-winning writer and editor whose work has appeared in the Writer, the Bookends Review, Potomac Review, numerous anthologies, and the juried photography and prose collection Love + Lust. Winner of the 2015 William Faulkner Literary Competition for Best Short Story and the…