Creating an apocalyptic U.S. seems to be the going trend in contemporary American literature. Some of the greats have already given their contribution to the genre. Cormac McCarthy did it so beautifully in The Road. Colson Whit...

I know that it’s impossible to believe, but it’s already past the midpoint of 2014. Wow, that was fast! The TBR pile on my shelf was gigantic at the beginning of the year, but it has slowly dissipated, as summer has come and (n...