I’m very glad I follow Australian reader Sophie Carlon. Without her recommendation, I would have […]
The Magician’s Land, by Lev Grossman
Lev Grossman’s The Magician’s Land is a satisfying and cathartic conclusion to a very smart fantasy […]
The Small Backs of Children, by Lidia Yuknavitch
Every now and then, I run across a book that I can’t explain to other […]
The Obelisk Gate, by N.K. Jemisin
I’ve been enjoying the recent trend in fantasy literature that explores what happens after—after the […]
Unmentionable, by Therese Oneill
I’ll admit that I was suckered in by the reviews of Therese Oneill’s Unmentionable: The Victorian […]
The Crimson Petal and the White, by Michel Faber
In spite of one irritation, the massive The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel […]
This fortnight on the bookish internet
I didn’t feel like posting a round-up of bookish links last week because of the […]
I hate you (in fiction)
There have been a lot of interruptions in my reading lately. First, there was the […]
The Orchardist, by Amanda Coplin
So many novels and movies end with whoever needs to be saved, saved. The bad […]
A Fierce and Subtle Poison, by Samantha Mabry
People have always told stories about the house at the end of Calle Sol. They […]