It’s a shame that this book is the conclusion to Simon Sebag Montefiore’s Russian trilogy. Red […]
The Narrow Road to the Deep North, by Richard Flanagan
Personhood is complicated. There is the person we present to our family, who might be […]
I Think I Sprained My Eyes; Or, Book Marathoning Might Not Be For Me
As soon as my parents left after pie last Thursday, I hit the books. I […]
The Coroner’s Daughter, by Andrew Hughes
Andrew Hughes’ The Coroner’s Daughter is an entertaining book about a girl who refuses to stay […]
The Association of Small Bombs, by Karan Mahajan
Whenever there is a terrorist attack or a mass shooting, after the victims are counted, […]
A Separation, by Katie Kitamura
As a translator, the narrator of Katie Kitamura’s complex examination of a dead marriage, A Separation, […]
This week on the bookish internet
Kelly Jensen rounded up 50 bookish articles from Atlas Obscura, one of my favorite sites. (Book […]
Necessary Monsters, by Richard A. Kirk
Although he considers himself a smooth criminal operator, I think it’s fair to say that […]
Beloved Poison, by E.S. Thomson
E.S. Thomson’s Beloved Poison is a slow burn of a mystery, at least until a third of […]
Bookishly Delicious; Or, Fiction Featuring Food
In honor of Thanksgiving, I rounded up some of my favorite books that have food […]