Alison Floor recently reported on a new literary prize for The Guardian. This prize, the […]
Thoughts on Women’s Literature
After reading so many books about women’s lives written by women lately and reading John Boyne’s […]
Objectively Underrated Books
My fellow bookish types and I frequently talk about books that we wish got more […]
Returning to the Well; Or, Why do we keep translating the classics?
When I walked into my office this morning, I was greeted by the sight of […]
Escalation; Or, Evolution of a Genre
Reading older mysteries by Raymond Postgate has set me to thinking about how the genre […]
The Problem with Hype; Or, I refuse to take your word for it
After many years, I think I’ve finally tuned into the right trade publications and book […]
Damn all cliffhangers
It feels like a personal insult to read 400 pages only to find a cliffhanger. […]
Bookish denial; Or, I will go down reading with this ship
Most articles about the “death of the novel” focus on declining book sales and reading […]
Cultivating My Bookish Garden; Or, Is My Library Woke Yet?
Every couple of weeks, I run a report in my library’s integrated library system* that […]