Joan Silber and Kiran Desai have new novels out this month, two authors loved by both readers and critics. Also here, the lives of an adventurer and an "apprentice mage discovering her powers."
Tag: Thomas Pynchon
A bookshop closes
Much of my book collecting mania got spent at Acorn Bookshop that’s now going out of business. Here are a few of the treasures I found, in this tribute.
What books do you reread?
I know someone who rereads Conan Doyle's "The Hound of the Baskervilles." I know someone who rereads the books of Charles Dickens. Me? I don't reread. But that doesn't mean I don't want to reread. Here's my wish list, and why the books are on it.
Where are the wrong books, please?
I stumbled upon some interesting lists and share them here on TLC, including "The Best Bad Books You've Never Read."
Will Google kill used bookstores?
The owner of a used bookstore thinks it will. Plus, three books I purchased.
Shame on you Barnes & Noble
I purchased Thomas Pynchon's new novel "Inherent Vice" and couldn't believe where I found it.
Where do underpants come from?
Six books coming out this summer that are worth taking a look at, including works by best-selling novelist Richard Russo and journalist Bob Greene.
The Longest Chapter 