My latest book-review-in-bullet-points is up on the Ploughshares blog today. Here's how it begins:

Genre: literary mysteryWith reference to: Little House on the PrairieAnd: immigrant lit & ethnic litAnd: restlessness vs. belongingAlso: Manifest Destiny & Utopia

continue readingThis will be my last book review for the next little while as I gear up for a *new* series of blog posts on writing prompts using art, architecture, and a whole slew of other sources of inspiration. The first post goes live on Sunday and posts will appear every 2 or 3 weeks. Stay tuned!