For the last few years, I’ve set myself two or three reading-related resolutions for the […]
Books that Weirdly Remind Me of Where I Grew Up
Weirdly enough for a navy brat, I mostly grew up in Idaho. Idaho is mostly […]
I Think I Sprained My Eyes; Or, Book Marathoning Might Not Be For Me
As soon as my parents left after pie last Thursday, I hit the books. I […]
The Sunk Cost Fallacy, Reading, and Me
While I’ve gotten good at recognizing fairly early in a book whether or not I’ll […]
But What Does It All Mean?
I always begin my workshops for upper division English students with an exercise to help […]
The scariest books I’ve ever read…
The books that scare me most aren’t the most obviously scary. In fact, few of […]
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 […]
Eulogy for Lost Books
In the course of doing something incredibly nerdy*, I discovered that two of my books […]
My Imaginary Life as a Book Hermit
Yesterday, the QI Elves (who work for the BBC’s QI trivia show) tweeted a fact […]
Jane and I
It’s the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death and the bookish internet has exploded in […]