A Literary Lion?

Rethinking the legacy of Edward Thomas.

In Adversity, Opportunity.

A long-ago lesson from my father still resonates today.

A Phantom Jab

The narrative lyric and licked chops in Alan King’s Crooked Smiling Light.

Great, Expectations…

In the New Year, I vow to let go of “should have” and be kinder to myself as a reader.

Timeless Storytelling

Don’t pigeonhole historical novelists.

Laudatory Leadership

How Kamala Harris embodies the female strength celebrated in Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing.

The Spinning Bookshelf

Culling a home library takes fortitude (and flexibility).

Come as You Are

To be honest, I love these pants-optional book events…