This is a beautiful little book, a novella really, that is both subtle and intense. The unnamed narrator, an old man, relates memories from ...

You know that song "Up the Junction" by Squeeze, that covers the whole arc of a relationship from its happy early days to its sad ...

This book caught my eye on a recent trip to Books-A-Million. I definitely prefer fiction over non-fiction, but I picked this one up and read...

This is another little perfectly-sized book. I love the look of it, and I love the feel of it--the weight of it in my hand, and the velvety ...

The title of this book says it all. This is a list of earth-friendly changes to make or actions to take, most of which just about anyone can...

I love tiny little books like this. They fit so nicely in my hand, which makes it so easy to cozy up with them. Of course what's inside ...

By this point in my reading life I would basically read anything by Rachel Cusk without question. I mean, if I see a book by her that I'...

I totally did not expect to finish this book thirty minutes after I first picked it up. I thought it might be something I dipped into occasi...

Bookworm Child (who, really, is no longer such a child after all these years) bought this book for herself a week or two ago. I was a mixtur...

I'm a big fan of Agatha Christie's murder mysteries, though I read them in my pre-blogging days and have never tried to ensure that ...

I went into this book knowing nothing and expecting nothing. Well, that's not entirely true; Sam had read it before and told me it was d...

I read this essay due to the  power of suggestion . And because it sounded worthwhile, and because it is super-short. (Much like life itself...