Lorraine Berry discusses the history of bibliomania and book hoarding. (The Guardian) And speaking of […]
An Almond for a Parrot, by Wray Delaney
Wray Delaney has concocted a delightfully scandalous historical fantasy in An Almond for a Parrot. In […]
A Man of Genius, by Janet Todd
I was immediately intrigued by the description of A Man of Genius, by Janet Todd: Gothic […]
Things We Lost in the Fire, by Mariana Enríquez
Even though they didn’t take very long to read, the stories in Mariana Enríquez’ collection, Things […]
This week on the bookish internet
I salute these street artists who correct graffiti in Quito. (mental_floss) Lynne Truss shares the story […]
Reading the Everest of Books; Or, the Pitfalls of Being a Competitive Reader
I said a crazy thing last month. I was chatting with a couple of friends […]
One Hundred Twenty-One Days, by Michèle Audin
Michèle Audin’s One Hundred Twenty-One Days (translated by Christiana Hills) is the first Oulipo novel I’ve ever read, […]
The Book Thieves, by Anders Rydell
In The Book Thieves: The Nazi Looting of Europe’s Libraries and the Race to Return a […]
The Emperor of All Maladies, by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Many medical histories follow the same arc. A disease or condition appears. It is named and […]