A Hole in the Story
"An edgy, discomfiting look at the alpha males of journalism in the age of #MeToo."
— Kirkus Reviews, Kirkus Reviews (Starred Advance Review)
"The insights are subtle, as Kalfus writes with economical prose and avoids polemics even as Adam’s soul-searching leads to devastating honesty, allowing the reader to draw their own conclusions. This is sobering. "
— Publishers Weekly, Publishers Weekly (Advance Review)
"A Hole in the Story is nuanced, sure-footed, dryly funny, and unpredictable. If there were such a thing as a social-mores thriller, this would be it. "
— Alessandra Stanley, Air Mail (Recommended )
"Lit Hub: If you could choose a career besides writing (irrespective of schooling requirements and/or talent) what would it be? Ken Kalfus: Astronomer, especially if we disregard schooling requirements and talent—and also math skills and decent eyesight."
— Interviewed by Teddy Wayne, Literary Hub (Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers )
"A former colleague’s #MeToo comeuppance forces a journalist to confront the self-serving narratives he has maintained about his own past. "
— Brendan Driscoll, Booklist (Starred Review)
"wise concision and wry humor"
— Dick Polman, Subject to Change, Substack ("I'm most interested in how my characters live in the historical moment.")