A timely novel, if that can be said, novelist/playwright Beverly Olevin's new novel, The Good Side of Bad (White River Press), goes back and forth between Seattle and New York, in the aftermath of 2008's economic meltdown. Besides trying to hold lives and livelihoods together, this novel also tells the story of adult siblings coming to know themselves as family in surprising ways. "This is a quirky, wonderfully human tale of failure and redemption. It illuminates how, in hard times, adults can become children and how children can, finally, once again become adults. Although it unflinchingly takes on tough topics, it's a quick and engaging read everyone can relate to—I certainly did." - Sandra Tsing Loh.