Today’s not-very-literary posts are brought to you by: a late-night fever resulting from an infection brought on by my dentist’s latest below-the-gumline excavation. (Yes, I know you’re tired of hearing about my dental woes, but believe me when I say you’re not nearly as tired as Max.) Anyhow, it’s 3 a.m. My vision is fading in and out. Soon, no . . .
This post was written by Friday guest blogger Emma Garman. Thanks for paying attention on this freezing Friday. Maud’ll be back on Monday.
This post was written by Friday guest blogger Emma Garman. Kung Fu High School by Ryan Gattis is another novel that promises to straddle the young adult/mainstream categories. Although not for the squeamish, this dystopian portrait of a violent school strictly divided along gang-lines is gripping and original. From a BBC website interview: The novel’s main character, Jen, a half-Latina, . . .
This post was written by Friday guest blogger Emma Garman. Ronald Aronson points out that: A careful reading of The Fall reveals that President Bush’s quote from Albert Camus in Brussels was an astonishing mistake. Many of our European friends may now be laughing up their sleeves at the United States’ head of state. To those who know Camus, a . . .
This post was written by Friday guest blogger Emma Garman. Novelist Kate Saunders (The Marrying Game) approves of Anne Kingston’s The Meaning of Wife which is, she says, a pitiless meditation on a myth that won’t leave us alone. If you know an otherwise sensible woman who has started drivelling on about white frocks and wedding place-settings, please give her . . .