Category Archives: Reading

I found my folder of story ideas as I was cleaning my office last week. I was shocked by the number of unfinished drafts in there, including several fairly well-written chapters of a romance novel. But that’s just the tip … Continue reading →

I bought a set of Nancy Drew books a few years ago. I started reading them, but they weren’t as exciting as I had remembered. I got bored after the first few and moved on to other things. It wasn’t … Continue reading →

I just finished reading the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde. The first five of the books were rereads. The sixth and seventh were new to me. I wish I had the mental energy to review the books properly, but … Continue reading →

I read 42 books this year, which is not as many as I would have liked, but still pretty good. I’m glad that I finally read some books that had been on my to-read list for quite some time, including … Continue reading →

During our departmental lunch earlier this year, I told some coworkers that I hated Stephenie Meyer’s book, Twilight. The subject had come up, so why not voice my opinion? But one of my coworkers, it turned out, was an ardent … Continue reading →

Summerland by Michael Chabon Grade: B+ What would happen if you combined Native American legend, American folk stories, Norse mythology, and baseball? This book. And it is every bit as odd as you’d expect the resulting blend to be, though … Continue reading →

The Way We Talk Now: Commentaries on Language and Culture from NPR’s “Fresh Air” by Geoffrey Nunberg Grade: B The short essays in The Way We Talk Now ought to have been perfect for me, given my interest in language … Continue reading →

The Night Fairy by Laura Amy Schlitz Grade: B+ The Night Fairy is about a fairy named Flory whose wings get chewed up by a bat. Now flightless and terrified of bats, she decides to try a different lifestyle. She … Continue reading →