I kicked off the New Year with my first graphic novel (ever) by Lucy Knisley.
Paris Hilton Should Take Notes
In today’s culture, where the word ‘heiress’ brings to mind someone like Paris Hilton and an alarmingly large percentage of the world’s population would do just about anything to be famous, Huguette Clark seems like a throwback to an era long past despite having only passed away two and a half years ago.
“The brain is a monstrous, beautiful mess.”
This is Susannah Cahalan’s story of how she lost her mind for a month. Susannah was a normal, healthy mid-twenties woman living in New York City. She had a great job as a reporter, a wonderful boyfriend, and a network of friends and family. She was described as outgoing and talkative, and seemed to be the life of the party. Then one day in 2009, she slowly slipped into a state of paranoia, developed seizures, and could no longer control her movements or thoughts. She […]
Swearing, social anxiety, vaginas, and dead squirrels
It is rare for a comedy book to make me laugh out loud if I don
Manson: the Original
Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson is a linear accounting of Manson
Pee-drinking: for, or against?
Last year my beloved cousin had a landmark birthday, and because we share a love of reading, I wanted to give her the gift of books. The gift of browsing in a bookstore and buying whatever the hell she felt like (this is a luxury I don’t think she affords herself very often). So a gift card it was–but I also wanted to buy her a book to make the presentation a bit more interesting. Plus I like buying books. I wasn’t sure what she […]