by bertbaby | Sep 14, 2013 | Book Reviews
September 14: “He serenely believed that the one purpose of the real-estate business was to make money for George F. Babbitt.”
by bertbaby | Sep 13, 2013 | Book Reviews
The days grow colder, nights longer. Halloween decorations fill the shelves, promising fun along with fright, magic with mystery. Out come the vampires and weres, and in paranormal romance, each has their own power to tempt and seduce. In these stories, danger lurks...
by bertbaby | Sep 13, 2013 | Book Reviews
September 13: “If you don’t know how to die, don’t worry; Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully and adequately. She will do this job perfectly for you; don’t bother your head about it.…”
by bertbaby | Sep 12, 2013 | Book Reviews
“I was living in a small Icelandic town where I felt conspicuous as a foreignor, yet also socially isolated. I didn’t speak any Icelandic at that stage, it was winter, and the days were gripped by darkness for up to twenty hours at a time. It was during...
by bertbaby | Sep 12, 2013 | Book Reviews
Caleb Crain, author of the luminous and elegant novel Necessary Errors (Discover, Fall 2013) discusses the appeal of sending a character abroad, asks “how someone can be responsible for something he doesn’t know”, and shares a list of his favorites...
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