I keep reading reviews and reader responses to Eleanor Catton’s The Luminaries, even though I finished […]
Jamaica Inn, by Daphne du Maurier
In the great opening chapter of Jamaica Inn, Daphne du Maurier introduces us to Mary […]
Dear Dear Book Nerd
Last night, I listened to the third episode in Rita Meade’s (@ScrewyDecimal) charming Dear Book […]
The Quick, by Lauren Owen
I received a free copy of this book to review from NetGalley, on behalf of […]
Vindication
I receive vanishingly few comments on this blog. The analytics tell me that my posts […]
Silence of the Grave, by Arnaldur Indriðason
We forget that we’re walking around on history. Our ancestors built many of the buildings. […]
Book counseling; Or, Reading misery loves company
A few weeks ago, a work friend asked me to read a book for the […]
London Under: The Secret History Beneath the Streets, by Peter Ackroyd
Peter Ackroyd’s brief London Under is the kind of history I adore. It’s weird, jumbled, […]
The Coming, by Andrej Nikolaidis
I received a free copy of this novella to review from NetGalley, on behalf of […]
Altai, by Wu Ming
I received a free copy of this book to review from NetGalley, on behalf of […]