Book Riot is a great website for book reviews in print, podcasts, and video form, but one thing I really like about them is that […]
The Talented Ms. Groff
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff is the story of a marriage. Groff is admittedly ambivalent about the institution*, yet she renders both her husband […]
Stories You Will Want to read Again
Tired of reading the great epic novel or that science journal? Take a break with this beautiful collection of short stories, The Other Language by Italian […]
On Memorial Day
I wasn’t prepared to like Redeployment by Phil Klay as much as I did. The first story, from which the collection title is taken, is about […]
Holiday Reads for Winter Break
My True Love Gave to Me edited by Stephanie Perkins: This recently-released book features twelve stories from some favorite YA authors. I know I’ll be […]
Recommendations of a Bookseller
After the long winter, I was ready for an island getaway. So when I picked up The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin […]
Nine inches after the rapture
I don’t often read short stories. I just prefer to read something that I can live with for at least a few days, rather than […]
Great Summer Reading-Murder, Madness, Obsession
I have a crush on David Grann. There, I’ve said it. Even though it’s just a literary crush, please don’t tell my husband. If you pick […]
