Sam Hooker’s Peril in the Old Country, the first novel in a trilogy, is a new entry […]
The Revenge of the Book Sommelier (Part III)
A have some new book pairing suggestions for you, gentle readers. Two of the pairings […]
Invitation to a Bonfire, by Adrienne Celt
I have a special place in my heart for characters who are lonely enough to […]
The Vanishing, by Sophia Tobin
One of the most difficult skills to learn in life is discovering who one can […]
Never Anyone But You, by Rupert Thomson
Rupert Thomson’s Never Anyone But You made me ask a question I have never had to […]
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Chris Harris offers another way to teach poetry so that kids don’t grow up hating […]
Lament from Epirus, by Christopher C. King
Years ago, I read a long essay by John Jeremiah Sullivan about his discovery of […]
Madagascar, by Stephen Holgate
Robert Knott has reached what he considers the end of the line for his diplomatic […]
The Happily Unhappy Reader; Or, Why Don’t I Read Happy Books?
Recently, a reader said to me that she wanted to read something happy. She had […]
Eight Stories, by Erich Maria Remarque
With some writers, it’s hard to separate the biography from the work. In Eight Stories: Tales […]