Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford

Maria Bamford’s “Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult” is an incredible, deeply personal memoir that gives her audience a glimpse into … More

#763 The Color Purple (1985) and The Color Purple by Alice Walker (1982)

Somehow it took me three English degrees, writing and teaching for over twenty years, and a hazy summer in 2023 … More

Now Is Not The Time To Panic by Kevin Wilson

Kevin Wilson’s Now is Not the Time To Panic is a beautifully nostalgic trip back to when I was a … More

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

I want to start this with a dream that plagued me for most of my marriage. I never talked about … More

A Life Shaped By Trauma, Lessons by Ian McEwan

Ian McEwan’s newest novel breaks down a lot of mores surrounding our culture in the vibrancy of the twentieth century. … More

My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson

A beautiful book that seems so true to life and vibrant that it feels much more like a memoir than a … More

Toxic Gonzo Live! Happy Birthday, Wanda June by Kurt Vonnegut

I never knew that Kurt Vonnegut had two plays in his repertoire… but after reading Casey Sherman’s Helltown (see my … More

Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra

While Anthony Marra has had a wonderfully successful career prior to Mercury Pictures Presents, this was the first book of … More

New Publication: “On The Subway To Work With A Better Class of People, by Robert Lopez”

“There is a book in here I read every day. I start at the beginning and read on through till … More

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

This is already my favorite book I have read this year. Sure, it’s a little bit far into the year … More