Lisa
New on the Shelves…
I get to read a book about books and reading! The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books (and Two Not-So-Great Ones) Saved My Life by Andy Miller An editor and writer’s vivaciously entertaining, and often moving, chronicle of his year-long adventure with fifty great books (and two not-so-great ones)—a true story about reading that reminds us why we should all… Read more
Review: Flings by Justin Taylor
Flings: Stories by Justin Taylor, a book of short stories, is interesting, but ultimately unsatisfying. The blurb on the back names Taylor “A master of the modern snapshot” and they might well be right. The book is like a stack of Polaroids, taken by strangers and with no context to explain them. (Think Awkward Family Photos.) They are fascinating, funny,… Read more
Quotables
I think this explains why so many lonely kids lose themselves in books. “The world was a terrible place, cruel, pitiless, dark as a bad dream. Not a good place to live. Only in books could you find pity, comfort, happiness – and love. Books loved anyone who opened them, they gave you security and friendship and didn’t ask anything… Read more
Hot Guys with Books
Or maybe this should be Cold Guys with Books – Richard Madden: Read more
New on the Shelves…
Another new book! Lineup by Liad Shoham A brutal rape in a quiet Tel Aviv neighborhood has the police baffled. There are no witnesses, suspects, or clues, until the victim’s father steps in and finds overwhelming evidence pointing to Ziv Nevo. Veteran detective Eli Nahum questions Nevo, but can’t get anything out of him. That’s because Nevo has a secret.… Read more
New on the Shelves…
Oh boy, do I have a stack of books to share with you! Check this out…A Bowl of Olives: On Food and Memory by Sara Midda From the author of the international bestseller In and Out of the Garden and the wondrous sketchbook Sara Midda’s South of France comes a long-awaited treasure of a book. Drawn from the artist’s wealth of impressions and memories, it… Read more
Quotables
This is so true for me – sometimes, you find a book or a story at just the right time and it doesn’t just speak, it shouts to you and it stays with you always. “Stories you read when you’re the right age never quite leave you. You may forget who wrote them or what the story was called. Sometimes… Read more
Hot Guys with Books
If you can’t get enough pics of people reading, check out Hot Guys Reading Books and Everybody Reading Books – because lovely ladies read, too. This one is particularly awesome – David Tennant, who is fabulous in so many ways: Read more
Review: Want You Dead by Peter James
Want You Dead by Peter James is a woman’s worst nightmare. You date a guy who seems terrific — he’s handsome and charming, doesn’t mind spending money on you and seems to really enjoy your company — and he turns out to be a crazy stalker. In this case a OMGCRAZYWTF stalker. The kind that breaks into your house, burns… Read more