I don’t read short stories often enough. I wrote about this several years ago when I picked up a collection by Alice Munro. Thunderstruck and other […] Read More
Category: Book Reviews
The New Yorker calls Stoner “the Greatest American Novel you’ve never heard of.” Despite my ravings, it took three years for me to convince my book […] Read More
I’m an Ann Patchett fan. So when I traveled to Nashville for a conference earlier this year, I intentionally carved out time to make a […] Read More
I had such high hopes. I’ve been reading Kristin Hannah for a long time – or maybe I should say, I’ve been listening to her […] Read More
Last month I wrote about my penchant for the dark when it comes to beach reads. Earlier this month when we headed out for our annual trip […] Read More
Fans of Anne Tyler will recognize all the things they love about her in Tyler’s latest novel, Clock Dance: quirky – but very real – characters, […] Read More
Based on what I’m seeing these days, summer reading guides are almost as popular as year end “best of” lists. With upcoming vacations that could […] Read More
Nick White’s collection of stories Sweet and Low are best described as evidence of the new South. Ever present are the themes that demonstrate the […] Read More
I’ve been mulling over this review of An American Marriage for a while, wanting to write it in a way that does it justice. To […] Read More
It should be obvious from the title that what I consider a wonderful beach read is not what most people call a “beach read.” For […] Read More