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Category: Books
A Year’s Comedy Romp, 2024
I had the pleasure of making my way through a collection of books I found on a March 14, 2024 … More
Pure Hope Itself: The Indomitable Life and Death of Alexei Navalny
This book devastated me. I read three-quarters of it sitting in the hospital while my youngest was being checked out … More
Products of their Historical Moment, Quentin Tarantino’s Cinema Speculation
Readers of this blog will note it comes as no surprise that I am a film connoisseur; I am often … More
“The world spins. We stumble on. It is enough.” Let The Great World Spin by Colum McCann
Colum McCann’s Let the Great World Spin is easily my favorite read of the year. This was one of those … More
Richard Littler’s Scarfolk Books
Richard Littler is a graphic designer and writer who has put together a cool art project that plays with the … More
The Graphic World of Junji Ito
Over the past year, I have read most of the available Junji Ito in translation, and boy, is it a … More
Tears from Waltham to Boston: Zalkind’s The Waltham Murders
Zalkind’s The Waltham Murders is a wildly engaging true crime book about the improbable murders the author is directly connected … More
In Cold Blood, Capote’s Invention of A Genre
This is one of those classics that I never read but had to pick up and learn quickly because it … More
Seeing the Impossible through The Eyes of Dave Eggers’ Johannes
This was easily my favorite book of my 2024 year of reading, and coming from one of my favorite writers … More
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