Pardon Our Monsters

Three years ago, I came across a book by a young Canadian Writer named Andrew Hood called Pardon Our Monsters. It’s a collection of short fiction made up of 12 stories ranging from just two pages to nearly thirty. I

Pardon Our Monsters

Three years ago, I came across a book by a young Canadian Writer named Andrew Hood called Pardon Our Monsters. It’s a collection of short fiction made up of 12 stories ranging from just two pages to nearly thirty. I

J.D. Salinger

The facts at hand presumably speak for themselves, but a trifle more vulgarly, I suspect, than facts even usually do. January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010

J.D. Salinger

The facts at hand presumably speak for themselves, but a trifle more vulgarly, I suspect, than facts even usually do. January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010

Don’t Follow Me, I’m a Jackass

Well, you might have guessed it: Richard Rushfield is a giant d-bag. I just finished Don’t Follow Me, I’m Lost: A Memoir of Hampshire College in the Twilight of the Eighties,and I can say with a fair degree of certainty

Don’t Follow Me, I’m a Jackass

Well, you might have guessed it: Richard Rushfield is a giant d-bag. I just finished Don’t Follow Me, I’m Lost: A Memoir of Hampshire College in the Twilight of the Eighties,and I can say with a fair degree of certainty

The Next Queen of Heaven

I’ve been combating having a great many things that I want to write about by not writing about anything. I usually like to let all of my little problems and to-dos accumulate until the mountain of them becomes virtually insurmountable.

The Next Queen of Heaven

I’ve been combating having a great many things that I want to write about by not writing about anything. I usually like to let all of my little problems and to-dos accumulate until the mountain of them becomes virtually insurmountable.

My Father’s Tears

Lightman’s Song of Two Souls or whatever the hell it’s called isn’t impressing me so far. Though when I read a little bit of it out loud the other night to my roommate in an attempt to show how silly

My Father’s Tears

Lightman’s Song of Two Souls or whatever the hell it’s called isn’t impressing me so far. Though when I read a little bit of it out loud the other night to my roommate in an attempt to show how silly

The Garden of Eden

Right now, I’m reading The Garden of Eden by my good friend Ernest Hemingway. It’s published posthumously, and edited by Hemingway’s son, so you can’t quite trust the content 100%, but it does rule pretty hard most of the time.

The Garden of Eden

Right now, I’m reading The Garden of Eden by my good friend Ernest Hemingway. It’s published posthumously, and edited by Hemingway’s son, so you can’t quite trust the content 100%, but it does rule pretty hard most of the time.

Reviewed

A friend of mine recently recommended SUM by David Eagleman to me. Eagleman is a professor of Neuroscience at the Baylor College of Medicine. He is also a novelist. Eagleman follows in the footsteps of one of my absolute favorite

Reviewed

A friend of mine recently recommended SUM by David Eagleman to me. Eagleman is a professor of Neuroscience at the Baylor College of Medicine. He is also a novelist. Eagleman follows in the footsteps of one of my absolute favorite

The Book Shelf

Three years ago, my Division II committee member, Rachel Rubenstein, came into the library to check out a great many books for some research she was doing at the time. I was checking them out one by one and making

The Book Shelf

Three years ago, my Division II committee member, Rachel Rubenstein, came into the library to check out a great many books for some research she was doing at the time. I was checking them out one by one and making

Bukowski at Work

It seems lately that I need to keep reminding myself of the benefits of my job. (almost) Unlimited access to 9,000,000 books across five colleges no supervision for five of my eight hours a day becoming exposed to hundreds of

Bukowski at Work

It seems lately that I need to keep reminding myself of the benefits of my job. (almost) Unlimited access to 9,000,000 books across five colleges no supervision for five of my eight hours a day becoming exposed to hundreds of

The Nobel Prize

I’ve been thinking a lot about the Nobel Peace Prize that Barry Obama got the other day.  It seems that the prize committee awarded his the high honor not for anything he has actually done, but for the hope that

The Nobel Prize

I’ve been thinking a lot about the Nobel Peace Prize that Barry Obama got the other day.  It seems that the prize committee awarded his the high honor not for anything he has actually done, but for the hope that

Gwyneth Paltrow: Literate

Check out GOOP.com When I first found this site, I couldn’t help but laugh at the incredible genius of whoever was writing it. Turns out, it’s not a joke; Gwyneth Paltrow really is reading these books and writing these reviews.

Gwyneth Paltrow: Literate

Check out GOOP.com When I first found this site, I couldn’t help but laugh at the incredible genius of whoever was writing it. Turns out, it’s not a joke; Gwyneth Paltrow really is reading these books and writing these reviews.

Sometimes Being Literary Means Having To Read Erotica At Work

Dialogue has always been one of my biggest challenges as a writer. Usually, I just sort of ignore it and create these elaborate, deep and imaginative characters who, for whatever reason, are largely silent. Well, it turns out that people

Sometimes Being Literary Means Having To Read Erotica At Work

Dialogue has always been one of my biggest challenges as a writer. Usually, I just sort of ignore it and create these elaborate, deep and imaginative characters who, for whatever reason, are largely silent. Well, it turns out that people