Book Review: Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

September 4, 2012

Sharp Objects was Gillian Flynn’s debut novel, in 2006. I read her second book, Dark Places, when it came out …

Book Review: Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen

August 2, 2012

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen My rating: 5 of 5 stars You should know, up front, …

July 9, 2012

In the same (and yet very different) vein of The Year of Magical Thinking, the memoir Blue Nights focuses on …

June 18, 2012

Please note! “Radically” changing the format (style?) of my book reviews to keep them short(er) and (hopefully) more useful. Rather …

March 5, 2012

Before I read this collection, I thought that I knew what “noir” was all about. My touch points were Raymond …

January 3, 2012

This is a YA offering by the author of Coraline. It was awarded the 2009 Newberry Award, 2009 Hugo Award, …