by ta | Sep 17, 2008 | Non-fiction, Patron Recommendations
Engel is the longest serving broadcaster in Iraq and the only American television reporter to cover the country continuously before, during, and after the 2003 U.S. invasion. Fluent in Arabic, he has had unrivaled access to U.S. military commanders, Sunni insurgents,...
by ta | Sep 16, 2008 | Patron Recommendations
Quinn (Marie Curie) does a superb job of recounting the rise and fall of the Federal Theatre Project, a wing of FDR’s WPA meant to employ playwrights and actors while providing diversion and inspiration for Depression-ravaged Americans. Quinn shows how, under...
by ta | Sep 15, 2008 | Fiction
I am so sad – stunned. It reminds us all of how fragile we are and how close at hand the darkness is,” – A.M. Holmes David Foster Wallace, whose prodigiously observant, exuberantly plotted, grammatically and etymologically challenging,...
by ta | Sep 5, 2008 | Fiction
Andrew Davidson’s book is a series of balancing acts. His characters represent extremes and his stories come very close to being over-the-top, but somehow he manages to maintain the balance just when you are ready to give up on him. Once beautiful, the narrator...
by ta | Aug 25, 2008 | Fiction, Guest Blogger Review
For those of you who thought we had given up on our Guest Blogger Reviews, Iliana (aka Bookgirl) has kindly agreed to get us back on track. Iliana is clearly someone who has an eye for beautiful things, whether it’s her blog banner or her handmade books, she has...
