During my time at the library I found that many female readers enjoy murder mysteries. So I guess it’s not surprising that female protagonists are so common. Some are police… Read more »

Last time we recognized six authors and awarded them Oscars in various categories. This time we’ll do the same, but limit our attention to only southern authors. Best Georgia Girl… Read more »

We’re in the midst of awards season, with the Golden Globes in January shortly followed by Oscars, Grammys, Emmys, and so on. So allow me to present my own book… Read more »

What do a German shepherd, an extraterrestrial, and an autistic boy have in common? This is not the start of a bad joke, but it’s about three books I’ve recently… Read more »

In the last couple of years, I’ve started having trouble remembering proper names — maybe the last name of someone I’ve known for years, maybe the title of a movie… Read more »

Sometimes you finish reading a book and you think, “that story couldn’t have taken place anywhere else.” Another way of putting it is that the setting itself is as much… Read more »

He’s a funny guy with a unique–sometimes warped–perspective on almost everything. This is the reason I sometimes break my no-nonfiction rule and dip my toe into the Bryson pond. If… Read more »