After the wonderful, uplifting Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, I was hoping for another quirky, feel good story from author Rachel Joyce. While Perfect has […]
Tiger, Tiger in the Night
Jeff’s first clue that something is amiss at his mother’s secluded beach house on the Australian coast comes when he is awakened by her call […]
Everything Old Is New Again
The start of the new year always makes me nostalgic. I don’t get excited about what’s new; I long for the old. I go back […]
Two More Standouts from 2013
I finished the year reading a couple of great books from 2013: Biting social commentary disguised as a self help book, ultimately, How to Get Filthy Rich […]
Want Not
The first thing that comes to mind when considering Jonathan Miles’ new novel, Want Not, is that writing is absolutely dazzling. Three stories linked by the […]
YA Novels Coming to a Theater Near You
These YA novels are being adapted into movies in the next year or two– and as we all know, the book is always better. Read […]
In Small Cups
Celia is a young widow who bought a Brooklyn apartment house when her much loved husband died. She has hand picked her tenants for their […]
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 […]
Vertigo Crime Comics: A Sickness in the Family
“I keep trying to pull us all together, but I can’t seem to get hold of all the pieces.” Sam narrates how his adopted family […]
