Happens Every Day by Isabel Gillies went on sale this week. It had a strict-on-sale date of March 24 due to the deal with Starbuck's to sell the memoir in its stores. Maureen Corrigan in her recent NPR "Fresh Air" review called it compulsively readable, and it is indeed that. (Corrigan's review is the reason I ran … Continue reading A common story that’s irresistible reading
Month: March 2009
One plus one = truth
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa; translated by Stephen Snyder Don’t let the math equations frighten you off from this gentle gem. I hated math and struggled with it in school – and while I didn’t always get the nameless professor’s explanations in these absorbing pages about prime numbers, let alone amicable numbers, … Continue reading One plus one = truth
The memorable Jack Brule
In the March 2 issue of "Publisher's Weekly," there's a starred preview of Ward Just's novel to be published this July, Exiles in the Garden. The reviewer says, "Just writes with confidence and authority as he works through larger themes of politics, history, war and historical judgment." I'll be eager to read it -- I've … Continue reading The memorable Jack Brule
Siriusly
W. S. Merwin’s The Shadow of Sirius was sitting on the passenger seat along with several other books I felt compelled to carry with me on my Saturday errands – I couldn’t decide what to read next, hence all my choices traveled with me for potential ‘sneak read’ moments. Reading in the grocery parking lot, I … Continue reading Siriusly
Who knew?
It was a windswept, raw March morning and the city looked bleak and dreary as it shivered under the overcast sky. But the man who stood at the window of his study in the large house on Market Street didn't hear the rattling of the wind against the panes or even feel the persistent draft … Continue reading Who knew?
The Longest Chapter 