Writer and producer Jenji Kohan knows a thing or two about TV-land’s wonderful, complex women characters. Kohan was a producer for the first season of […]
Too Busy to Read? Read this!
There’s a great little book that is the perfect antidote for those who just can’t seem to make time to read. Smith Magazine, an online literary journal, asked their […]
Did every creative person go to Oberlin?
In the past month or so, Gary Shteyngart has been on the talk show circuit (even appearing on NPR’s Whad’Ya Know?). He’s been promoting his memoir entitled […]
When Jim Henson Was God
During hallucinations he endured after taking an anti-malaria drug, Author David Stuart MacLean realized that he needed to solve a riddle. The first part of […]
Local Author Interview with Gail Bellamy
The Cedar-Coventry Author Series is an ongoing collaboration between Coventry Library, Apple Tree Books and Mac’s Backs Books on Coventry which showcases local authors. For […]
Pair This with…
Sometimes when I read reviews, I am irritated at the penchant some reviewers have for writing the phrase“pair this with,” another item that’s related in […]
Unconventional Beginnings
My beach reads this year may be unconventional, but not as unconventional as the childhoods experienced by those of authors Alysia Abbott (Fairyland: a Memoir […]
A Tale of Two Mothers
Concurrently telling the stories of her mother and Elsa Schiaparelli, Volk captivatingly compares and contrasts the two. Volk’s mother, Audrey’s main preoccupation was to be […]
Mental Mothers
Midway through Chanel Bonfire, author Wendy Lawless’ mother quips, “My doctor thinks that it’s because of you girls that I drink.” Substitute take pills, sleep all day, […]
