As you might observe, I found it difficult to identify this cluster of books.  They both compile history, but they also layer social analysi...

Whatever else may be said about 2024, it turned out to be a grand year of reading for me.  A record-breaking year.  I read 40 books this yea...

Last season, the Pirates pulled off an unusual feat: they rewarded optimism in the Forster family win predictions. Having failed to post the...

In a good reading year, my favorite book of 2023 stands head and shoulders above the rest.  Only George Saunders could make Russian literatu...

After a few days of books to romp through that I either liked or disliked, I present serious literary fiction .  Organically, the three book...

Happy new year!  For many years, I held to strict categories in recommending books from my year's reading.  But now that tons of people ...

This past year must count among the best reading years of my life.  I am grateful to have enjoyed a whole lot of books and disliked very few...