I’ve always thought that if you want to be as smart as you can be you need a solid liberal arts education. I’m not knocking math, science, business, medicine—all those schools of knowledge that enable […]
After spending a week at Long Beach Island, New Jersey, I’ve been thinking about what makes a book good for reading at the beach or at the mountains or at any other vacation site. Too […]
Today I started my day writing a review of a novel for Goodreads. As I wrote, I began thinking about why we write reviews and critiques of books. What’s the true purpose of critical writing? […]
If your holiday presents didn’t include enough good books or if you’re looking for something different to read, check out The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. I’m usually not enamored with this kind of book. […]
For all you readers and writers in Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia, there’s no better place to be the weekend of September 28-30 than the Baltimore Book Festival. The festival features hundreds of author appearances […]
Good stories have good layers. At least that’s been my experience in my too-many-to-mention years of reading and writing. So you can imagine my delight in reading Sister by Rosamund Lupton, a novel that’s layered […]
Driving up Route 9 in southern New Jersey earlier this summer, I stopped at an antique shop, which I do every time I see one. Amid the old china and scarred furniture, a book cover […]
When Tito Loved Clara, Jon Michaud’s debut novel, could have been called A Tale of Two Towns. Most of the story is split between the community of Inwood in northern Manhattan and Millwood, a fictional […]
It’s appropriate that I found Anna Jean Mayhew’s debut novel, The Dry Grass of August, while I was on a trip. I was enjoying a visit to my home state of North Carolina, and my sister […]
I knew this is short notice, but I want to alert everyone to World Book Night U.S. on April 23. This is an international celebration that is just spreading to the United States. It’s a celebration […]
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