Michael Schaub
Michael Schaub is a writer, book critic and regular contributor to NPR Books. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Portland Mercury and The Austin Chronicle, among other publications. He lives in Austin, Texas.
Content
- 'The Stalker' is one of the most appalling characters in recent American fiction
- 'Wellness' is a perfect novel for our age, its profound sadness tempered with humor
- 'Wednesday's Child' deals in life after loss
- Victor LaValle's novel 'Lone Women' is infused with dread and horror — and more
- 'We Are A Haunting' is a stunningly original, beautiful novel of devotion
- In 'The New Earth,' a family's pain echoes America's suffering
- Susanna Hoffs' 'This Bird Has Flown' is a love story — and a valentine to music
- In 'Old God's Time,' Sebastian Barry stresses the long effects of violence and abuse