New in Hardcover The Vegetarian by Han Kang “The Vegetarian is about transformation: birthmarks bloom into flowers, trees alight with flames, arms stretch out into roots, a bird speaks with a mother’s voice, a piece of art transcends the piece itself to shatter several lives. Yeong-hye’s violent dreams are a product of a lifetime of … Continue reading New Books! 2/2/16
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News from the Book Multiverse
Hello Friends and Fellow Travelers! As previously noted on several occasions, the Book Multiverse is a vast and mind-boggling place, full of life, full of stars, full of dark matter, nebulae, galaxies, event horizons, and space fish. Sure, I'm no astronomer, but I'm positive that somewhere out there, there are space fish. Still, though it … Continue reading News from the Book Multiverse
Our Favorite Literary Fathers
In celebration of Father's Day, we're remembering favorite father characters from beloved books. MANDY Arthur Weasley from the Harry Potter series "Arthur Weasley is the beloved patriarch of the Weasley family, a role model to his children and a father figure to their friend, Harry. He is a sincere, curious, brave, loyal, hardworking, fair and fun … Continue reading Our Favorite Literary Fathers
The Bukowski Reader
~post by Andrew H. If you're a Bukowski fan like me, you've read everything by him. Whether you started with Post Office or Ham on Rye or his volumes of poetry, you know that once you've got the Bukowski bug it's hard to know that there isn't anything left. Fear not! Bukowski has certainly left … Continue reading The Bukowski Reader