Humans are a fractious species. I know that chimpanzees occasionally go to war with one […]
Disoriental, by Négar Djavadi
At the beginning of Disoriental, by Négar Djavadi and translated by Tina Kover, we sit down in the […]
The Little Clan, by Iris Martin Cohen
Having worked in libraries for over a decade, I’ve met a lot of people who […]
When Does a Trope Become a Genre?
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a type of story (strangers in buildings) […]
The Spirit Photographer, by Jon Michael Varese
When I requested The Spirit Photographer, by Jon Michael Varese, I had no idea that the […]
Downdrift, by Johanna Drucker
Johanna Drucker’s Downdrift is the first (and probably only) book I’ve ever read that was narrated […]
The Changeling, by Joy Williams
If I hadn’t noticed the other editions of The Changeling, by Joy Williams, on Goodreads, I […]
This week on the bookish internet
I have read a lot of strange writer rituals for cranking out words, but I […]
Gateway to the Moon, by Mary Morris
There are many factors that contribute to the creation of a person. Three of them […]