I knew when I tried to read The Portrait of a Lady, that Henry James […]
"An honest review"
I’ve been appending that phrase to my official book reviews for a while now. I […]
Booksgiving
Giving people books is a fraught issue among bibliophiles and bookworms. What if they don’t […]
Talking to the future
Through NetGalley and Edelweiss, I can read books from the future. If I’m lucky, I […]
You Can’t Handle this Book
I had way too much fun at the ad shoot. During Banned Books Week, the libraries […]
Cover Story: HHhH, by Laurent Binet
Once again, the British and American editions of a book have radically different covers. And, […]
The escalating hot sauce cycle of reading good books
I think I’m getting snobbish about books. I’ve been spoiled in this last year or […]
Little did he know; Or, Indulging in foreshadowing
Can you really call it foreshadowing anymore when an author, via their narrator, tells you […]
The art of reading satire, part II: The Facebook tag
Last week, I wrote about how many people (as evidenced by reactions and linking on […]
Thoughts on World War I Literature
Historical fiction—no matter how well written—must always fall short of fiction written by people who […]