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REVIEW: ‘The Conundrum’ by David Owen
Green is the color of the twenty-first century. The Jonses are now toting their new eco-friendly tech toys in reusable shopping bags to their ridiculously shaped Prius with the word HYBRID plastered on each
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My Favorite Books: 2011 by Eric Fitzsimmons
So here are my favorite books of the year. I limited the list to books that were 1) Published in 2011, and 2) read by me personally. This obviously limited the pool by a
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REVIEW: ‘Treasure Island!!!’ by Sara Levine
Sara Levine turns the adventure novel on its head in her new book 'Treasure Island!!!'. The novel is a humorous and thoughtful look at today's post-collegiate twenty-something with overreaching expectations
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REVIEW: ‘The Marriage Plot’ by Jeffrey Eugenides
'The Marriage Plot' by Jeffrey Eugenides fails to deliver on the same level of quality as his previous works
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REVIEW: ‘The Twoweeks’ by Larry Duberstein
The writing of Larry Duberstein is in fine form through much of 'The Twoweeks' but weaknesses in the plot make it hard to enjoy the fine passages at the heart of this novel
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Hollywood Hates Books: the Prequel
The new film version of 'The Three Musketeers' continues a disturbing trend in Hollywood of "basing" movies on books by taking the title and the names, then throwing out the rest and throwing in
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REVIEW: ‘The Train of Small Mercies’ by David Rowell
David Rowell's first novel focuses on the lives of six families as they face personal crises along the route of Robert Kennedy's funeral train
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Banned Books Week 2011
Banned Books Week is an annual event sponsored by the American Library Association to bring attention to censorship and challenges brought on literature and to support free speech initiatives. It is held during the
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REVIEW: ‘You Deserve Nothing’ by Alexander Maksik
I will let you know, before you read any further, that 'You Deserve Nothing' by Alexadenr Maksik is the best new book I have read in quite a while. I would suggest—if my recommendation
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REVIEW: ‘Tension City’ by Jim Lehrer
Host of PBS NewsHour and perennial presidential debate moderator Jim Lehrer has put together an anecdotal history of the televised presidential debate, from the groundbreaking first that pitted John F. Kennedy against Richard Nixon
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