Why is it that literary fiction authors are so tempted to dabble in the mystery […]
This week on the bookish internet
I got this in my email the other day and am still feeling a bit […]
Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? By Roz Chast
It’s rare the people talk about the stage of life in which they exchange roles […]
Jane Steele, by Lyndsay Faye
I was sold on this book when I heard somewhere along the bookish grapevine that […]
Fiction, nonfiction, and the space inbetween
Ever since I read Richard Lea’s article for The Guardian, “Fiction v Nonfiction – English Literature’s […]
A Fine Imitation, by Amber Brock
It’s hard to feel sympathy for the ultra rich, but Amber Brock pulls it off […]
Memories, by Teffi
Most of the leading lights of Russian literature—especially before the Russian Revolution—that most people know […]
The Bean Trees, by Barbara Kingsolver
There are three books I can clearly remember reading before I went to college. I […]
City of Secrets, by Stewart O’Nan
Questioning the effectiveness of and motivations for terrorism usually isn’t hard. Our media and politicians and […]