Through no planning whatsoever, the last three books I’ve read included elements of domestic violence. […]
Important =/= Great Read and Vice Versa
Being the librarian in charge of fiction at my library, I’ve been up to my […]
Deck the Halls With Books; Or, The Joy of Book-Giving
I give books as gifts every chance I get. I gave board books to my […]
In praise of…Do-over Time Travel Stories
There are two questions that always seem to pop up first when people start to […]
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Mystery Fiction
In the last week, as I’ve dived back into mystery fiction I’ve read two essays […]
Telling Creative People What to Do; Or, Rules Were Made to Be Broken
Being a librarian and a generally law-abiding person, I rarely think about bucking the rules. […]
Second Thoughts About Sequels
A few years ago, I wrote a post about sequels I never wanted to read. […]
Tragedy is Easy; Comedy is Hard*
Few “best [number]” lists bother me like lists of funniest books. I can usually brush […]
My Fellow Librarians, We Need Diverse Books…So Don’t Chicken Out! And Other Thoughts About Collection Building
Because librarians are, for some inexplicable reason, not given infinite budgets. We can’t buy everything, […]
All Writers Need Support and #ThanksForTyping
I’ve been thinking about the way that we see writers portrayed in media since I […]