One would think that with all the fiction with clear reasons why one should flee […]
The Devil’s Reward, by Emmanuelle de Villepin
Christiane’s family might never have managed to reconnect if it weren’t for Rudolf Steiner and […]
Mr. Flood’s Last Resort, by Jess Kidd
Mr. Flood’s Last Resort was previously published as The Hoarder in the United Kingdom. I’m honestly not […]
Woman at 1,000 Degrees, by Hallgrímur Helgason
After the life she’s had, it’s probably not a surprise that Herbjörg María Björnsson (better […]
This week on the bookish internet
Cecilia Lyra asked a bunch of women why they read. (Book Riot) Erik Hane describes […]
Darwin’s Ghosts, by Ariel Dorfman
Late in Ariel Dorfman’s philosophical novel Darwin’s Ghosts, a professor asks the protagonist, “who is not […]
Final Girls, by Riley Sager
When true crime authors and buffs talk about the survivors of a killing spree, they […]
Bookish News I Wouldn’t Mind Never Seeing Again & Bookish News I Will Read Everytime
Now that I’ve spent more than a year writing posts that round up the bookish […]
1,000 Days on the River Kwai, by Cary Owtram
To date, most of what I know about the experience of Allied prisoners of the […]
In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills, by Jennifer Haupt
How do people forgive each other? Really forgive, not just say that it’s okay or […]