It’s been a while since the last episode of the Book Sommelier, but I have […]
A Bookshop in Berlin, by Françoise Frenkel
Nobel Prize winner Patrick Modiano explains in the preface to A Bookshop in Berlin that […]
The Sacrament, by Olaf Olafsson
Trigger warning for references to child abuse. Sister Johanna Marie is one of the most […]
The German House, by Annette Hess
Annette Hess’ The German House (expertly translated by Elisabeth Lauffer) is a deeply uncomfortable read. […]
This week on the bookish internet
Kelly Jensen explains the latest in the battle between publishers and librarians. (Book Riot) Elif […]
Magpie Murders, by Anthony Horowitz
Anthony Horowitz’s Magpie Murders delivers two mysteries for the price of one. There is a […]
Seeking Scary
My littler tradition of finding a scary story to read before Halloween started a few […]
Pet Sematary, by Stephen King
I can understand why Stephen King once called Pet Sematary the book that scared him […]
A Head Full of Ghosts, by Paul Tremblay
How do we help people who seem beyond help? Psychiatry takes time and medication is […]
Underground Women, by Jesse Lee Kercheval
In the author’s note at the end of Underground Women, Jesse Lee Kercheval explains that […]