Review | Jenny Offill’s ‘Weather’
In the novel, one thing happens, and then another; cause and effect are intentionally blurred.
David Starkey
Recent Stories
Essay | Albert Camus’ ‘The Plague vs. COVID-19
Despite its perspicacity about plague mentality, Camus’ novel will likely have readers noticing as many differences as similarities between the two outbreaks.
Review | Kevin Barry’s Night Boat to Tangier
The novel is depressing, but it’s so hyper-charged with wit and rhythmic language readers won’t want it to end.
Ling Ma’s ‘Severance’
Author’s novel manages to serve up a fresh imagining of the end of the world.
Willard Thompson Interviewed
Santa Barbara author talks about his latest book, ‘La Paloma’
Walking State Street, Before and After COVID-19
Only three weeks apart, two very different experiences.
What to Read During National Poetry Month
Former Santa Barbara poet laureate and ‘Independent’ writer David Starkey reviews 30 books of poems.
Maria Gainza’s ‘Optic Nerve’
Argentinian art critic pens a hybrid work of memoir, fiction, and art criticism.
‘The Art of Symeon Shimin’
New book brings illustrator to life.
Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations
Author shows us what it’s like to see the world through someone else’s eyes.
