In Defense of the Slog
No, I’m not talking about the Stranger Blog, although I’m sure it’s very nice. I’m talking about the lengthy, challenging book that you slog...
New Old World
I don’t remember where I first read about New Old World by Pallavi Aiyar, but I do remember that I stopped reading and immediately put...
Free Books in My Mail
In the two months since my last Mailbag post, I’ve received a lot of new ARCs, and as usual, I haven’t deserved them. Although there...
Nonfiction Novel Titles
Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, Washington is a destination bookstore. In fact, it kind of is Lake Forest Park. There’s not really much else...
Join the Club
I tried running a book club in grad school, but after a few months we gave up pretenses and started drinking in bars. I do...