I experienced David Bowie's death through Twitter, spending that morning poring over his widely-publicized 2013 list of 100 favorite books. I read reviews and plot summaries, searching for a title where our tastes might intersect. I settled on Nella Larsen’s Passing, a novel … [Read more...]
Call of the Wild: Out of the Library and into the Woods
My latest essay, “The Wolf Inside,” is up on Literary Mama today. Learn how a bunch of city boys in a book club take to the wild. In it, you will find a disinterested bear, a place called Doodletown, Michael Chabon, orange salamanders, inspiration for the New Year, and a whole … [Read more...]
It’s Not You, It’s Me: How to Dump A Book
“Summer reading list” after “summer reading list” has seduced me at this point in August. For all the articles and email-forwards on the subject, it might seem that summer is the only time anyone reads. Or perhaps it is the time when one feels one should read – a throwback to … [Read more...]
Sex Tips from a Bookworm
(Reposting an old favorite in honor of Father's Day and the US Open; but, as the titles suggests, it's not about golf...) There was one vacation long ago (I don’t remember where, I just remember the lounge chairs), when my husband and I read The Firm together. He would tear … [Read more...]
The True Story of My Grandmother’s Breasts
I’m pleased to share my latest article, The True Story of My Grandmother’s Breasts, an essay about violence against women, Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist and a short-story gone wrong. It was published today as part of Prairie Schooner’s series on “Women and the Global … [Read more...]
