You Oughta Know

…about late author Farley Mowat.

High-fives, Handshakes, and Hugs

A fragmentary lecture while the ink is running out.

Bye Bye, Beetle

Kafka’s meditation on the limits of empathy.

George Sand at Nohant

The feminist icon lived a life of genius but failed her own daughter.

Have Gun, Will Travel

The Beatrice Stubbs series sends a Scotland Yard detective all over Europe.

On Not Being a Mother

How Jenny Slate helped me work through difficult feelings about being childless.

Let Sleeping Dolls Lie

Some childhood favorites should remain in childhood.

Times Change (Thankfully)

Nancy Mitford’s novels reflect questionable 20th-century social mores.