Eliot Lazar loves an android. In his world, this is one of the most repellent […]
A Bad Character, by Deepti Kapoor
Our unnamed narrator lives in Delhi with her Aunty. Her mother died years ago and […]
Reader Resolutions, Year II
Last year, I made a set of resolutions for my reading life—since I know I […]
Books on the radio
Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens is near the top of my list of go-to […]
The Drop, by Dennis Lehane
When I read the first brief review for Dennis Lehane’s The Drop, I scoffed at […]
The Restorer, by Amanda Stevens
I spent the last week in the snow-blasted wilds of Idaho with the family. We […]
Back to school (sort of)
After two days of grading, I am free…to take on the reading I need to […]
Unbecoming, by Rebecca Scherm
Grace doesn’t know who she is. She knows who she wants to be. She wants […]
The five stages of book prize grief
Every year, when the Nobel Prize for literature is awarded, the book world erupts. Readers […]
The Great Zoo of China, by Matthew Reilly
You’ve heard the expression “Made for TV movie”? Matthew Reilly’s The Great Zoo of China is […]