This month’s resolution read actually fit two categories. I’ve read Emma, by Jane Austen, before. I […]
Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking, by Anya von Bremzen
For the past two weeks, I’ve been having Kathleen Gati read me to sleep with […]
This week on the bookish internet
Arianna Rebolini rounds up “29 Moments Any Librarian Knows Too Well” for Buzzfeed. I normally hate […]
Vermilion, by Molly Tanzer
Poor Lou Merriwether. She’s doesn’t belong anywhere. As the daughter of an Englishman and a […]
The Solitary House, by Lynn Shepherd
Authors have to pick a character or a plot (or a few) to focus on […]
Once more unto the readers’ advisory breach
Last week, I lost control of a training I was conducting because I taught librarians […]
The Fifth Season, by N.K. Jemisin
I feel like I need to start this review with my movie announcer voice: “In […]
The Black Tongue, by Marko Hautala
It’s been a long time since I’ve read an out-and-out horror story. I picked up […]
Those We Left Behind, by Stuart Neville
Several chapters will roll by in Stuart Neville’s chilling novel, Those We Left Behind, before you […]
This week on the bookish internet
Anne Rice keeps using the word “censorship.” I don’t think it means what she thinks […]