As if I needed proof of what I wrote yesterday about how readers can react […]
Deck the Halls With Books; Or, The Joy of Book-Giving
I give books as gifts every chance I get. I gave board books to my […]
Night Theater, by Vikram Paralkar
There are many kinds of desperation on display in Vikram Paralkar’s affecting novel, Night Theater. […]
Under the Banner of Heaven, by Jon Krakauer
Reading Jon Krakauer’s Under the Banner of Heaven brought up some memories for me that […]
This week on the bookish internet
I’m not sure if Cormac McCarthy should be allowed to write menus or not, but […]
The Schrödinger Girl, by Laurel Brett
Garrett Adams is stuck in his ways at the beginning of Laurel Brett’s The Schrödinger […]
Two Blankets, Three Sheets, by Rodaan al Galidi
I’m glad that I read The Ungrateful Refugee, by Dina Nayeri. before I read Rodaan […]
The Lingering Power of Deadlines; Or, Free-Range Reading
For the past several years, the bulk of the books I read have come from […]
The Marquise of O—, by Heinrich von Kleist
Trigger warning for references to rape. The only good thing I can say about Heinrich […]
A Sportsman’s Notebook, by Ivan Turgenev
A Sportsman’s Notebook (also called A Sportsman’s Sketches) contains short vignettes and stories by Ivan […]