I am all out of giddy anticipation. I am exhausted by upcoming potential. My heart cannot take anymore shaky-hearted joy. The very same week The Replacements announce a homecoming show, also happens to be the…
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One More Ugh: Ughs & Other Ughs
I can’t remember the last time I read a book as sad and cynical as B.J. Novak’s collection of flash fiction One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories. I can’t tell if these stories are…
A lot of living to do
A few years ago when I was reviewing Slut Lullabies by Gina Frangello, I made the proclamation that you must read at least three books by a writer before you could claim them as a…
Dept. of Speculation: A lot of fun to read
On the surface, Dept. of Speculation is the kind of novel that would make me issue forth with dismissive farty noises and a vigorous thumbs down. Struggling Brooklyn writer and mother grapples with ennui and…
Wrapped Up in Books 2013: The One I Wish You’d Read Already, Damnit
One of my favorite New Year’s traditions is moving the list of books I read in the past year onto the Booknerd page, which has lists for the past eleven or twelve years. I just…
More Addiction Memoir Than Music Memoir
My rosy feelings for Belinda Carlisle’s memoir Lips Unsealed come from equal parts twenty-five-year-old nostalgia and love for Christa’s review of the book. Her review is one of my favorite pieces ever published on MN…