One of the most difficult things to teach the students in the World War II […]
Lovecraft Country, by Matt Ruff
Now that I’ve read two novels by Matt Ruff, I feel I can safely say […]
A Guide for the Perplexed, by Dara Horn
Every semester, I end up teaching for a class that is assigned three topics, one […]
Into Oblivion, by Arnaldur Indriðason
Arnaldur Indriðason has once again taken us back to Inspector Erlendur’s early years with Iceland’s […]
Shylock is My Name, by Howard Jacobson
The Merchant of Venice has vexed me since I read it in college. I was […]
Mothers, Tell Your Daughters, by Bonnie Jo Campbell
I probably should have warned my book group about Mothers, Tell Your Daughters, a short story […]
Crooked Heart, by Lissa Evans
After reading Chris Offutt’s My Father, the Pornographer, I figured I needed a book with a […]
My Father, the Pornographer, by Chris Offutt
There is another truth universally acknowledged: one is always embarrassed by one’s parents at some […]
The Photographer’s Wife, by Suzanne Joinson
We are usually taught that World War I began, officially, on 28 July 1914 and […]
Not All Bastards are from Vienna, by Andrea Molesini
There are some books that puzzle me because they have intricate layers, call on background […]