The Leaning Stack of Books

Here’s a funny thing. My #2 pick, The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne, is essentially the same book as my #3 pick, The Ca...

If this 800 page novel had stopped after the first half, it would have been my favorite book of the year. I read it during the las...

I generally don’t like books that feature ghosts, and this is a novel about hauntings. But the ghosts in Sing, Unburied, Sing by...

This choice might come as a surprise to those of you who know me well. Reading With Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Cha...

Hello to 2018! My apologies for the radio silence. I don’t really have a single explanation for my year-long absen...

The Underground Railroad , by Colson Whitehead, is stunning. It really deserves a second read to see all the images and layers an...

Last weekend, Seattle was supposed to experience an epic windstorm. We had one ten years ago, and it knocked out power for a whil...