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Five(ish) Questions With the Author: Cat Spydell 25 Aug 2013 | 11:04 pm
Cat Spydell is the owner and publisher--which means she's also editor, proofreader, chief hand-holder and marketer--of a small press called World Nouveau. Cat's a writer and a mom. She takes in stray ...
Book Review: Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman 22 Aug 2013 | 10:33 pm
It's been said before--and by writers far more talented and infinitely better known than I--but, after reading Good OmensĀ (yes, for the first time, how is it possible?) I have to repeat it: the apocal...
Favorite Bookish Miscellany of the Week--26 July 2013 26 Jul 2013 | 10:58 pm
The Kennedys' Lifelong Love Affair...With Books Thurston Clarke (JFK's Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man and the Emergence of a Great President) writes in WSJ Speakeasy blog about "JFK a...
Book Review: Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon 22 Jul 2013 | 04:47 am
I went through an extended phase--mid-teens through mid-twenties or so--where my reading selections were painstakingly, self-consciously chosen from the canon--classic, modern, post-modern. I read vor...
Favorite Bookish Miscellany of the Week--19 July 2013 19 Jul 2013 | 11:14 pm
J.K. Rowling Outed as Author of "Debut" Thriller The most exciting story in the book world this week--in the opinion of this humble reader--is the outing of J.K. Rowling as the author of crime novel ...
Book Review: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown 17 Jul 2013 | 03:54 am
Vampires. I have a love/hate relationship with them. Once upon a time I enjoyed Anne Rice's sexy, brooding, glamorous vampires. I loved Matt Haig's suburban vamps in The Radleys; his portrayal of an a...
Summer Reading--Fiction 29 May 2013 | 03:57 am
Here's the first installment of our summer reading suggestions, this one featuring fiction picks. There are so few days to read and so many books to fill those days; let us help you narrow your choice...
Summer Reading--Fiction 29 May 2013 | 03:57 am
Here's the first installment of our summer reading suggestions, this one featuring fiction picks. There are so few days to read and so many books to fill those days; let us help you narrow your choice...
Becky's 2012 Favorite Fiction 30 Nov 2012 | 03:09 am
So here it is, the list of my favorites from the past year. It's not comprehensive; in fact, it doesn't include any nonfiction at all (but don't worry--Pete's put together a list of his favorite nonfi...
Becky's 2012 Favorite Fiction 30 Nov 2012 | 03:09 am
So here it is, the list of my favorites from the past year. It's not comprehensive; in fact, it doesn't include any nonfiction at all (but don't worry--Pete's put together a list of his favorite nonfi...