Inspired by the the lost stories of two women and five children who survived an ancient massacre, Alice Hoffman spent five years writing The Dovekeepers. She doesn't feel that she chose to tell the story; she felt driven to tell it. "It was a gift from my great-great
They don't have to be lumped in with your vegetables, with what you think is good for you: there are some terrific short story collections just waiting to shatter your expectations of the form. Ivan Coyote's Missed Her Arsenal Pulp, 2010 These stories are very short (usually 4 pages), so
All year I've been dragging on my reading for the Foodie's Reading Challenge. In the later part of the year I even started to wonder why I'd joined. And then I started reading for it. (Inspired by Dewey's Read-a-Thon.) This is why I join challenges; they seem to keep my
Today I'm reading all day, inspired by Amanda's Read-a-Thon. It's perfect timing for me. And you can see my stack of books below, but more about that in a minute. First, I'm thrilled to announce that Jennifer D. has snagged the new copy of the paperback edition of The Heroine's
Actually, they are freaking hilarious in the hands of Joey Comeau. But I just need to back up a bit. I need to say that, since I started my Fridays are for Letters, I have only read two of the books that I planned to read. Stuff happens
