Also, author of The Underground Girls of Kabul, Jenny Nordberg, reacted to my recent review on […]
Fresh eyes
Usually, the guys on Overdue discuss books I’ve never read before or read so long ago […]
The Underground Girls of Kabul, by Jenny Nordberg
Reading Jenny Nordberg’s The Underground Girls of Kabul was a lot like reading Sophie’s Choice or Uncle Tom’s Cabin. There’s […]
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, by Natasha Pulley
What if there were no coincidences? This isn’t to say that everything happens because of […]
My book shelves
When I lived with my parents, my library was confined to one room. My books […]
The Prophets of Eternal Fjord, by Kim Leine
Explorers and missionaries must be the most stubborn people on the planet. Explorers are firmly […]
Five Days at Memorial, by Sheri Fink
Anyone who’s attended an introductory college course on philosophy will recall the fiendish ethical puzzles […]
This week on the bookish Internet
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal summarizes four plays by William Shakespeare. Michael Lieberman reports on “bookfighting” for Book Patrol. […]
Running the numbers; Or, challenge accepted
Last year*, I read 216 books. I’m sitting at 153 books read right now, meaning […]
Motherland, by Jo McMillan
Eleanor Mitchell raised her daughter to believe in the international struggle for workers’ rights. She […]