There was a span of time in the early to mid-aughts where I would buy every man I was romantically…
Posts tagged 2011 Books
Something in red
Hilary Jordan’s novel When She Woke is a modern day mashup of The Scarlet Letter and The Handmaid’s Tale. In…
My Favorite Reads of 2011
Just like many pop culture nerds, I too like to impost arbitrary rules on any list I make. I think…
Nobody sees the negative stereotypes
It’s ironic that a book about bullying can be so full of cruel, negative stereotypes that it verges on bullying…
They just seem a little weird
After reading The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson I have come to the conclusion that I enjoy reading novels about…
My American Uneasiness
Why are you unhappy? That’s the question thirty-something midwestern Zeke Pappas asks his subjects. He’s gathering answers for his magnum…
The naysayer
If you want to read another glowing review about the majesty and mystery of Craig Thompson’s much-awaited, much-ballyhooed new graphic…
The snooze
A few weeks ago I was having a discussion with Christa where I posited that big New York Publishers like…
Humungous fungus among us
Hey, locals with kids (or fans of middle-grade books), Kurtis is going to be reading at the Wild Rumpus tomorrow…