Books reviewed by Gary Presley at BookBrowse.

Gary Presley

Gary Presley's essays have appeared in The New York Times, Salon, and many other regional and national publications. His memoir, Seven Wheelchairs: A Life beyond Polio, was published by The University of Iowa Press. He died in December 2017.

Books reviewed by Gary Presley

Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions (03/07/18)

The Last Ballad (11/15/17)

The Half-Drowned King (10/18/17)

Savage Country (09/20/17)

The Locals (08/23/17)

The Force (07/12/17)

Proving Ground (05/31/17)

Blue Light Yokohama (05/03/17)

The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley (04/19/17)

The Hearts of Men (03/08/17)

Always Happy Hour (01/18/17)

In the Country of the Blind (11/16/16)

So Say the Fallen (10/19/16)

Mercury (10/05/16)

The Senility of Vladimir P. (08/24/16)

Underground Airlines (07/13/16)

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