The Old Man & The Sea by Ernest Hemingway
I'm not a fan of Literary Fiction. Ultimately, I think it's a good thing. It's the concept car of fiction, pushing the envelope and helping to define how the field operates. It's what my favorite creative writing teacher (though possibly my least favorite, I have two separate people in my head to … [Read more]
Witch of Mine Vol 1 Autumn Song by Haeyoon
Oh, that Witch of Mine! The things she knows, does, and teaches us and the characters of the first volume of the Haeyoon and Mas manga graphic novel. You learn she is a witch, do not know she is the sister of the scape goat of the village (until later, then in the “all witches are sisters” way), … [Read more]
Special Deliverance by Clifford D. Simak
This wasn't nearly as good as Way Station, which I read back in 2020 and gave five stars, but I still had a good time with it and will continue my project of collecting all of Simak's books in their vintage janky paperback editions. Special Deliverance was once of the last books Simak published … [Read more]
The Librarian of Crooken Lane by C.J. Archer
There's a genre of TV my wife and I return to time and again, for which I shamelessly claim the honor of having named: Comfort Comedy. This is the media equivalent of mac & cheese. Nothing revelatory, nothing risky, and at the end of the day you know you'll feel satisfied, comforted, and um... … [Read more]
Long Time Coming by Michael Eric Dyson
Unequal by Michael Eric Dyson; Marc Favreau
Long Time Coming A lot of Michael Eric Dyson books are generally the same, with updated topics and examples. That's not exactly true, as sometimes he focuses on figures like Tupac, Martin Luther King, or Jay-Z in order to talk about broader issues or to focus on a very specific issue. In this … [Read more]
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
I adored Becky Chambers’ The Wayfarers series, so when I found out that she had a newer series I jumped at the chance to put it in my Libby queue. While it took a while to work its way into my grubby hands (err e-reader), it actually ended up being the absolutely perfect book to read in January: A … [Read more]
