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Nov

Everybody’s Reading on Thanksgiving Eve

Blog / 0 Comment / November 20, 2017

Do you have your book ready for reading on Wednesday? Everybody else is going to be reading then, and you don’t want to be left out. A recent survey by Barnes and Noble found that […]

Jan

Join Me at Lit & Art at the Watermark Jan. 25

Events / 0 Comment / January 15, 2015

Can cats forecast the weather? Can cats relay any important message to their owners? Find out what happens to a woman named Priscilla who thinks her cat has passed important information on to her when […]

Apr

Predicting a Book’s Success by Its Writing Style

Blog / 0 Comment / April 21, 2014

Ever since I read about a computer model developed by researchers at Stony Brook University to predict the success of novels based solely on writing style, I’ve been pondering why this study upsets me so. […]

Jul

Can Reading Fiction Make You Smarter?

Blog / 4 Comments / July 29, 2013

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 […]

Jun

Beach Thinking

Blog / 1 Comment / June 27, 2013

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 […]

May

When Is a Critique Not a Critique?

Blog / 8 Comments / May 15, 2013

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? […]

Dec

The Night Circus’s Magical Mystery Tour

Blog / 0 Comment / December 31, 2012

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. […]

Oct

More Than Meets the Eye

Blog / 2 Comments / October 26, 2012

Is it fair to see something in a work of art that the artist never intended? I remember thinking back in high school that many of the symbols and themes my teachers pointed out to […]

Sep

Sister–A Novel of Masterful Complexity

Blog / 3 Comments / September 7, 2012

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 […]

Aug

Power of a Porch

Blog / 1 Comment / August 10, 2012

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 […]

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