This site is generally home to children’s book recommendations, but occasionally a grown-up book comes along that deserves a mention. I ha...

The introduction to The Mysteries of Harris Burdick explains how a mysterious man - Harris Burdick - arrived at a publishing company one ...

I was hooked immediately. I’m not sure if the hook would work for all readers, but for me it was perfect. “From the snap of the ball to the ...

I wrote the following statement before I saw the movie, but nevertheless, at that time I naively believed my uneducated opinion to be true: ...

All adult hackers - current, former, recovering, or as Hiaasen, returning after a 30 year layoff - will relate to The Downhill Lie . (And ma...

"What Shall the Children Read?" That's the question, referencing the title of a 1939 book by Laura E. Richards, asked at the o...