The Maze at Windermere is an ambitious novel that doesn't tell just one story, but five different ones: Sandy Alison, former pro tenn...

This is one of those books I enjoyed so much that I read it too quickly and now I’m sad it’s over already. It’s a book of ten short stor...

The Seas is a nice short absorbing book, weird in an intriguing way.  In a coastal town far to the north, a 19-yr-old girl lives w...

Here’s a book that’s been on the periphery of my awareness seemingly forever without actually directly penetrating my consciousness. Whic...

I don’t think this is necessarily the type of book that’s meant to be read cover-to-cover. It’s kind of a coffee-table-style book (though my...

This is a charming little book. I love it as a mere object, with its beautiful watercolor illustrations and the way it just feels good in my...

I read this graphic novel about a month ago and never got around to writing about it. I know I enjoyed the story, which turned out to be a ...

It's happening again. I'm reading faster than I'm blogging and I'm getting behind. Yeah, I know, I have that rule that I can...

This book was less fun than I expected. It's a slightly tongue-in-cheek but mostly serious philosophical work (or as serious a philoso...

I’ve been impressed with Maggie O’Farrell ever since I read After You’d Gone and haven’t been disappointed by anything of hers that I’ve rea...

I’d never heard of this book (and haven’t heard anything about it since, come to think of it) before Sam gave it to me for Christmas. He lik...

This may sound like a stupid thing to say, but I love books that I enjoy reading. And I really enjoyed this one. The Imperfectionists i...