How do you review a book when you’re not quite certain that you should or even that you should have been allowed to read it? This was the question in my mind after finishing Paul Beatty’s The Sellout. ... Read More...
All the Stars in the Heavens
After being a novitiate at a San Francisco convent for six years Alda Ducci is told that she is not suited to be a nun. Sent by her family from Italy to escape disgrace, returning home is not ... Read More...
As You Wish: Cary Elwes
Some people think of reviewing books as solitary, quiet vocation and often, they are right. How nice then, to attend a book event that ends up feeling like a movie premiere—complete with large crowds, ... Read More...
Happy Birthday, Audrey Hepburn
A beautiful woman inside and out and a reader to boot! What's not to love? She would have been 85 today. In her own words: "I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I ... Read More...
Farewell, Dorothy Parker
Have you ever played the history game where you can choose points in history you’d like to visit? For me, the era of the Algonquin Round Table in Manhattan is one such time. Men of great wit and ... Read More...
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