The Omnivore’s Dilemma (2006) by Michael Pollan

The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan is a book that I have been somewhat aware of since its release fifteen … More

Mazel Tov by J.S.Margot

J.S.Margot’s Mazel Tov is a unique exploration into the world of the pre-9/11 Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Antwerp through the eyes … More

A Swim In A Pond In The Rain by George Saunders

One of the greatest parts of having completed an MFA with some of the greatest writers of our day is … More

Black Nerd Problems by Omar Holmon and William Evans

Black Nerd Problems is an incredible series of essays from a website that I honestly had not heard of prior … More

Eat A Peach by David Chang

I love David Chang as a man and as a cook. His restaurants, cookbooks, and insane workaholic schedule as a … More

Sensation Machines by Adam Wilson

So often we are presented with futuristic dystopian novels that rely on boarding a narrative train whose tracks are worn … More

Barrytown in the Time of COVID: Roddy Doyle’s Barrytown Trilogy in Print and on Film in 2021.

Before the pandemic began, my library would host weekly, and one additional monthly book sale. As an official patron and … More

Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming, László Krasznahorkai’s Farewell Triumph

Throughout the past hundred and fifty years or so, as the stage for modernism was set and more and more … More

Radio Waves: A Post-Punk Novel by Shawna-Lee I. Perrin

Radio Waves is the independently-released first novel from Shawna-Lee I. Perrin. It tells the story of Viv Pierce, a college-radio … More

Heather, The Totality by Matthew Weiner

Heather, The Totality is a slim debut novel by Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner that has a depth as deep … More