A Book Review: Pepperpot – Best New Stories from the Caribbean (assorted authors)

It’s been awhile since I’ve written a book review. Let’s change that! Preface: I’m part of the Early Reviewers group over on librarything.com; every month, tens of copies of ~100 new books are listed and given away to potential reviewers. Group members can go through this list and select/apply for a book that they think […]

A Book Review: Birds of America by Lorrie Moore

This collection is… powerful. I don’t know that it’s necessarily one of my all-time favorites (a lot of the stories seemed quite similar which makes it a bit harder for individuals stories to stand out) but I am very glad that I read it. Moore writes with strength and beauty and humor about a multitude […]