Kawakami’s HEAVEN and Mishima’s STAR

I recently read an article that outlined a few modern Japanese masters for fans of Murakami, and I was delighted … More

To try and control is to go mad… Everything Matters! by Ron Currie Jr. 

“This is the key, you have learned – to relinquish control, to relinquish the desire for control… to try and … More

Dave Barry’s ‘Class Clown’: A Journey Through His Hilarious New Memoir

I have been a fan of Dave Barry’s since middle school. I own just about all of his books, many … More

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

“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

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

Enjoying the Grateful Life: Rea’s Death Wins A Goldfish and Miyakoshi’s Little Shrew

I don’t often review children’s books unless some striking, unusual, or cutting-edge elements to it blow me away. While that … More

Reading Through Anne Ernaux’s Nobel

Over the past year or so, I made my way through a big portion of Anne Ernaux’s writing in translation. … More

Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby

While I was not the prime audience for this collection, there were some excellent essays by the incomparable queer humorist … More