I used to read articles by Rick Bass in one of my favorite magazines, The Oxford American. I don’t know what that title sounds like to folks who don’t know the magazine, but the "Oxford" refers to Oxford, Mississippi, though the magazine is no longer … [Read more...]

Here's a blog hop from Booking Through Thursday that asks what's the heaviest book you've ever read.This would probably have to be A Suitable Boy, by Vikram Seth.  Or maybe The Jewel in the Crown Raj quartet by Paul Scott, a book which contained all … [Read more...]

As many people have told me, if you liked Einstein’s Dreams, this is the book for you. I thought for a while this was actually by Alan Lightman, but the author is David Eagleman, who is a neuroscientist. A neuroscientist with an interesting … [Read more...]

This book was a pick for one of my book groups, and a very nice one. I’ve never read any Isabel Allende, and now I’m glad I did.Eva Luna is the story of a young woman of mixed heritage born in a South American country whose life spans the second half … [Read more...]

I feel bad for stealing all these books from Emily at As the Crowe Flies (And Reads...), but I haven’t gone wrong with any of her top 10 from 2010 yet, and Helen Simonson’s might be the best yet.Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand is the story, not … [Read more...]

This week's blog hop hosted by The Blue Bookcase asks:  "Discuss a work of literary merit you hated when you were made to read it in college or university.  Why did you dislike it?"You can join in the blog hop by going to The Blue Bookcase or … [Read more...]

This is another recommendation by Emily at As the Crowe Flies (And Reads), and another hit. Heidi W. Durrow’s novel is the story of a girl whose father is an African-American G.I. who meets and marries a Danish woman. So, Rachel, the main character, … [Read more...]

I think it's appropriate that it took me a while to write about this book, but, eventually....well, you get it.The title of this book shows up on the very last pages, and it works very well.  I like it when book titles show up in the book themselves, … [Read more...]

This week's blog hop from Crazy-for-Books asks why you read the genre that you do?  What draws you to it?  You can participate in the blog hop by clicking on the link above or the button at the top of this blog.So, I love literary fiction and … [Read more...]