This past week I had to confess to my husband: I’m having a love affair…with butternut squash. I fell in love with the slightly sweet […] Read More
In an attempt to catch up on my reviews, I’m going to have two posts with two books each. Sorry for the short thoughts, but […] Read More
HBO’s biased and unethical treatment of the topic of “pay for play” in college football in their Wednesday night broadcast “Real Sports” proves that yellow […] Read More
Ever since I read Ana’s review of Lord of the Flies, I’ve been mulling over in my head about how important context is to a […] Read More
The first book that I read by Sue Miller – While I Was Gone – I loved. I even really liked Lost in the Forest. […] Read More
Chris Cleave’s Little Bee has been praised all over the world. But for whatever reason, I had little interest in reading it. Maybe it was […] Read More
Happy Mardi Gras & Fat Tuesday, and in honor of the day, I want to share with you one of my favorite songs from my […] Read More
John Irving’s latest novel, Last Night in Twisted River, thrusts another unforgettable character into his reader’s imaginations. Like Garp and Owen Meany, Ketchum, a grizzly […] Read More
Appropriately described, Jeffrey Eugenides’ The Virgin Suicides makes myth of “suburban middle-American life” (back cover, paperback edition). This brilliant debut novel is from the author […] Read More
Jennifer Donnelly’s A Northern Light is a book I would have loved when I was 12. I obviously wasn’t paying close enough attention to all […] Read More