Bits and Bobs: Solvitur Ambulando, David Tennant with Tchaikovsky’s Skull, & More“Writing is one way of making the world our own...walking is another." Solvitur ambulando—Latin for ‘it is solved by walking’...
Bits and Bobs: Eleanor Clark Befriends Mary McCarthy, Getting Too Engrossed in Greek Mythology, World Tours, & MoreEarlier this week I had one of those unsettling moments where you realize there's practically four months left to the...
Bits and Bobs: Rivka Galchen, Anne Carson, the Oldest Surviving Photo of the Moon, & MoreI first spoke about the exemplary Rivka Galchen here, while I was still mid-way through her fabulous novel, Everyone Knows Your Mother...
Bits and Bobs: Romila Thapar, Leon’s View, Acronyms, Apples, & More"I am sitting for the moment on the veranda-like projection of our rooms and I can see in the distance...
Bits and Bobs: Ex-Wife by Ursula Parrot, the F Word, & More"Sharon, if you're watching this, I want my dog back." Did you happen to see the viral post about Turkish...
Bookish Babble: Edna O’Brien, The Booker Prize, and MoreEdna O'Brien (1930–2024) "To read her is to know love; of words, of literature, and of life itself." Irish literary...
Bits and Bobs: The Olympics, Fargo, Men vs. Bears, and AudenEven though the International Olympic Committee maintains the games aren't meant to be political, throughout history governments, contestants and the public have...
Bits and Bobs: The Loveliest People in the World, Salman Toor Green, Mahmoud Darwish, & More...They know that life is mostly pain, mystery and error—and will never try to persuade you otherwise. They will never...- Bits and Bobs: Susan Abulhawa’s 10 Rules for Living, TV Shows, Aristotle, & More"Happiness is overrated, and seeking it is a waste of time. A lobotomy will get you there quicker. Search for...
In James by Percival Everett, Mark Twain’s Jim Writes His Own StoryIn our April 2024 Book Box, which has now sold out, we feature two new, highly anticipated releases from authors...
January by Sara Gallardo: A Personal ReviewJanuary by Sara Gallardo, the second book in the February Book Box, is a slim novel, barely more than a...
The Radical Sara Gallardo, Author of January"The first Argentine novel to represent rape from the survivor’s perspective and to explore the life-threatening risks pregnancy posed, in...
