Category: Books

Book Report: My Kind of Place

In the introduction to My Kind of Place, Susan Orlean confesses that she loves to travel – even to places that don’t sound wonderful. When...

Book Report: Beggar’s Feast

Crows and squirrels. Beggar’s Feast is crowded with these urban vermin, potent symbols whose meaning I could never quite make out, just as I could...

Book Report: O My America!

In preparation for Iceland Writers Retreat, I am reading a book by each of the featured authors. Although it feels weird to review a book...

Book Report: A Year of Wonders

After randomly picking up Heliopolis, I put library holds on books by each of the remaining featured Iceland Writers Retreat authors. Then I wandered over...

Book Report: Heliopolis

In preparation for Iceland Writers Retreat, I am reading at least one book by each of the featured authors before I go. Although it’s a...