The books of February: The Japanese Lover, a Sedaris, Partly Cloudy Patriots, Nothing in Reserve, Pulphead, Loitering, and Radiance. I Was Promised There’s be Cake.
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Books of December and January
Reading M Train, My Life on the Road, Casablanca, Song Dogs, Mycroft Holmes, Radiance, and The Bone Clocks.
The Pretty Girl in the Room
At certain points in every girl’s life gender politics force choices between the male world and the female world. Between girlfriends and guy friends. Between the sometimes fickle loyalty of female friends and the weirdly nonchalant allegiance of male friends. I long ago opted for the male world. Frankly, men are more fun. They have …
The Books of November
Reviews: Big Magic, Stardust, Pump Six, Furiously Happy, Palimpsest, Deathless, Antelope Wife, Signature of All Things, What Poets Are Like, Speak Easy
The Books of October
Late, because well, it’s late. Books Read: Library of Souls: The Third Miss Peregrine Book — Ransom Riggs Not as good as the earlier books in the trilogy. You can tell in places that he’s added material (generally sentence or two of description of the appearance of a character — a walk-on part as it were) …