Throughout The Cartographers, by Peng Shepherd, characters frequently ask each other, “What is the purpose […]
The Paradox Hotel, by Rob Hart
It’s no surprise that, if time travel were to be invented, it would probably only […]
Road of Bones, by Christopher Golden
I first learned about the Road of Bones by watching The Long Way Round, in […]
The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich
I just finished Louise Erdrich’s latest novel, The Sentence, and I am still feeling buzzy. […]
This week on the bookish internet
Except, not entirely from this week: I cleaned out my instapaper folders and found some […]
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, by Eva Jurczyk
Trigger warning for a subplot involving suicide. I’ve worked in libraries for twenty-one years, more […]
The Final Case, by David Guterson
Trigger warning for discussion of extreme child abuse and religious abuse. I don’t know what […]
This fortnight on the bookish internet
K.W. Colyard explains the old tradition of Christmas ghost stories. (Book Riot) You could win […]
Devil House, by John Darnielle
Trigger warning for description of domestic violence late in the book. How do you tell […]
Where the Drowned Girls Go, by Seanan McGuire
Trigger warning for references to eating disorders, bullying, and suicide. Where the Drowned Girls Go, […]