Jeremy Mercer's Time Was Soft There: A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare & Co. St. Martin's Press, 2005 Well, how can you not like a book that begins with "It was a grey winter Sunday when I came to the bookstore." What better sort of grey winter Sunday could make such
Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu's The Shadow Speaker Hyperion 2007 Yes, it was only two weeks ago that I was G is for Gushing about Hiromi Goto's Half World. And part of me is inclined to apologize because I'm about to Gush again, but the bigger part of me remains unapologetic: I just
Lewis Buzbee's The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop: A Memoir, A History Graywolf Press, 2006 Welcome to another bookish Friday. I've had Lewis Buzbee's slim volume on my shelf since it was published in hardcover. Which seems a little silly now -- having left it sitting for so long, when it can be
Alison Goodman's Eon: Dragoneye Reborn Penguin, 2009 "Women have no place in the world of the dragon magic. It is said they bring corruption to the art and do not have the physical strength or depth of character needed to commune with an energy dragon. It is also thought that
When is a Challenge too challenging? Conversely, when is it not challenging at all? What’s your happiest Challenge memory? Your biggest disappointment? I’ve just finished two reading Challenges, which of course has me believing that I am an invincible reader. First I finished the 100+ Books Challenge. I think the
