Turn Around Bright Eyes

by | Aug 7, 2013 | Book Reviews

After the untimely death of his wife, rock music critic Rob Sheffield moved to New York City to restart and rebuild — and started assuaging his grief through karaoke, as revealed in this touching memoir.

& Sons

by | Aug 7, 2013 | Book Reviews

A hermetic genius questions the character of his heirs and the legacy of his literary masterpiece, Ampersand, in this adept tale of the compelling reasons behind why we write.

A Week of Toothsome Reading

by | Aug 6, 2013 | Book Reviews

Few predators rival the shark in fascination.  No matter how often we see them, or how much we read about them, humans are always eager to learn more, exhibiting a mixture of reverence, awe and fear.    All of which is to say, who can resist the notion...