Michelle Lovric’s The True and Splendid History of the Harristown Sisters is a dark tale. The […]
Working Stiff, by Dr. Judy Melinek and T.J. Mitchell
One of the questions Dr. Judy Melinek hears is some variation on “How can you […]
My Name is Resolute, by Nancy E. Turner
In the epilogue of Nancy E. Turner’s My Name is Resolute, our narrator, Resolute tells […]
Well-loved books
I have a confession to make. I dogear pages. I leave books open, pages down […]
The Great and Calamitous Tale of Johan Thoms, by Ian Thornton
If you thought you had made a mistake that led to the greatest disasters of […]
Villette, by Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Brontë’s 1853 novel, Villette, is impossible to read as pure fiction. In 1842, Charlotte […]
The Anatomy of Dreams, by Chloe Krug Benjamin
We spend a lot of time thinking about sleep, mostly about how none of us […]
Unlucky streak
Three of the last four books I’ve started to read were letdowns. One of them […]
The Denouncer, by Paul M. Levitt
Paul M. Levitt’s The Denouncer is a muddle of accusations and plots and betrayals and—above all—fear. […]
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, by David Shafer
Privacy is an illusion these days. None of us reads the terms and conditions when […]