In The Story Is the Thing, Lydia Davis (author of Break it Down and Can't and Won't ) shamelessly gushes over the writing of legendary short story author Lucia Berlin. She states, "Berlin is unflinching, pulls no punches, and yet the brutality of life is always tempered by her compassion for human frailty, the wit and intelligence of that … Continue reading weekend reading
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TEXTS FROM JANE EYRE: Irreverant In All The Best Ways
Texts From Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters by Mallory Ortberg Reviewed by Katie P. Fair warning: I started reading Mallory Ortberg’s new book, Texts From Jane Eyre, while waiting for the bus late at night, and I was giggling so relentlessly the last bus of the day passed me by. … Continue reading TEXTS FROM JANE EYRE: Irreverant In All The Best Ways

