Archive for Book Review

Book Review: Don’t Wait to Be Called

March 25, 2018

Jacob Weber’s ability to create fully realized protagonists in distinctly different voices and personas is one of the great joys of this short story collection.

Book Review: Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

March 20, 2018

Don’t buy into the gloom and doom, the author argues. Things are better than they’ve ever been.

Book Review: A Wilder Time: Notes from a Geologist at the Edge of the Greenland Ice

February 27, 2018

The mind of a scientist, the heart of a philosopher, and the soul of a poet are all captured in this slim journal.

Book Review: Island of the Blue Foxes: Disaster and Triumph on the World’s Greatest Scientific Expedition

December 28, 2017

The curious tale of an ambitious sea voyage spent mostly on dry land.

Book Review: Going into Town: A Love Letter to New York

December 8, 2017

The cartoonist serves as a happy, helpful tour guide through her favorite place on earth.

Write Now: What Makes a Good Editor?

November 8, 2017

Peter Ginna edits editors explaining editing. It’s a worthy read for authors, publishing industry aspirants, and book lovers alike.

Book Review: Her Body and Other Parties

November 2, 2017

This impressive debut collection features tightly wrapped tales that combine a sense of the everyday and otherworldly dread.

Book Review: Overload: Finding the Truth in Today’s Deluge of News

October 20, 2017

Veteran journalist Bob Schieffer offers a handbook for informed citizens and considers how we can all do better next time.

Book Review: Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History

October 18, 2017

In UNBELIEVABLE, Katy Tur had me at her dedication. Rather than “For Mom” or “For Pooky-Bear,” it’s “For the love of God.”

Book Review: The Complete Ballet

October 10, 2017

Set aside expectations of a conventional narrative in this unlikely combination of gangsters, strip clubs, and classical dance.