…because last Friday was Christmas, and we were all busy.
A reader resolves: year 3
I completely lost my hold on last year’s resolutions in October. I could blame my […]
Not All Bastards are from Vienna, by Andrea Molesini
There are some books that puzzle me because they have intricate layers, call on background […]
The Sealed Letter, by Emma Donoghue
Emma Donoghue’s The Sealed Letter is another example of a subgenre I adore: historical fiction based […]
River of Ink, by Paul M.M. Cooper
Throughout Paul M.M. Cooper’s novel, River of Ink, protagonist Asanka is taunted by his lover that […]
City of Blades, by Robert Jackson Bennett
I’ve always hated it when politicians use the term “boots on the ground.” The synecdoche […]
Booked for the holidays
I am visiting family for Christmas and I know that I won’t have much time […]
Music for Wartime: Stories, by Rebecca Makkai
Though Theodor Adorno once wrote, “To write poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric,” art is one […]
Radiance, by Catherynne Valente
Earlier this week, I had a discussion with a history professor about how we could […]
This week on the bookish internet
Alison Flood reports on the latest efforts to save British libraries: librarians accuse the government […]