I keep piling books on the reading table to the point where it becomes another book shelf. So, the RT has been reorganized. Here's what moved off and what it looks like now, with descriptions of the 12 books. Realistic versus hopeful.
Month: February 2010
Good stories: “Something Is Out There”
Richard Bausch is one of our present-day masters of rich short fiction. His new collection is the usual good stuff. Here's a review.
Not your typical March Hare & Mad Hatter
Jamison Odone retells and illustrates Lewis Carroll's 1865 classic "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" with stick figures. The small, engaging book is to be released the same day as Tim Burton's new movie about the girl in Wonderland. Seems like a great combo to me.
Risky poetry purchases
I like to read poetry, but getting to know poets by purchasing their new collections takes a toll on the wallet. Here's why.
Webster is fine now (thank you)
If you have dogs or love dogs, this is a brief dog post with a minor book tie-in.
A big, new novel about the Vietnam War
"Matterhorn" is an epic war novel in the tradition of Norman Mailer’s "The Naked and the Dead" and James Jones’s "The Thin Red Line," according to its publisher Grove/Atlantic. How it got published and its author's background are interesting stories. A book to anticipate.
It was a long and snowy journey
Michael O’Brien is professor of American Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge, and he's also the author of an upcoming book about Louisa Catherine Adams, wife of John Quincy Adams. Library Journal gives it a starred review. Here's a glimpse of what to expect.
Trial lawyer walking
"The Unnamed" is the recently released second novel of Joshua Ferris. It's absurd, unique and ultimately sad, commenting on the fragility of a good, secure life. Not for every reader. Here's why.
The Longest Chapter 