Category: Books

Although I proceed at almost the pace of Paul Salopek’s Out of Eden Walk, I’m reading my way around the world. After reading Jamaica Kincaid’s...

Despite my love for filling up passports and my obsession with completeness, I’ve never tried to “win” Independent Bookstore Day for two reasons. First, getting...

It really is quite satisfying to look back over the year and be reminded of all the books I read. It’s kind of like catching...

I am slowly working my way through countries that start with A in the Read the World (or Reading Around the World, depending where you...

Many years ago, I traveled around northern Japan with friends, exploring the hot springs resorts. At one isolated spot in the mountains, which we called...