An apology to a disappointed reader
I noticed this morning that Identity had a new review on Amazon, so I clicked over to see what the reader had to say. This was not one of those …
Best literary couple ever?
J.K. Rowling made news last week when she acknowledged that Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley might not have made such a smashing couple after all. If their creator can’t get behind …
Books for a snowy day
One benefit to moving around as much as I have is that I have friends all over the country. And this winter, it seems that every time I turn around, …
Celebrating Kansas Day
Today is Kansas Day, which celebrates the day Kansas joined the Union — Jan. 29, 1861. These days, my home state tends to be known for wacky politics or basketball …
Reading around the word
At dinner last night, a friend mentioned she was hoping to visit Morocco this year, which gave me a chance to recommend Jane Johnson’s The Tenth Gift, part of which …
Reading and recuperating
I’ve spent a good chunk of January on the IR, as they say in the sports world, which has one upside: plenty of time to read. I started with Careless …
Thank you, Alice Munro
When I heard Alice Munro had won the Nobel Prize for literature, I pulled my copy of The View From Castle Rock off the shelf, thinking I might open it …
My new favorite word
Numpty. I’m sure I’ve read the word before, but I fell in love with it recently when I heard David Tennant’s character utter it on the BBC mystery “Broadchurch.”* (What? …
Coming Soon: Identity in paperback!
The UPS driver brought me the proof copy of Identity on Tuesday, and I’ve been busily marking it up this week. (When not working at my day job, which — …
The lost art of studying bookshelves
I love ebooks. I love being able to take one suitcase on a 12-day vacation yet still have an infinite number of books to read. I love that I can …