David Bezmozgis "The Train of Their Departure" The New Yorker Fiction: 20 Under 40 August 9, 2010 issue It was the inclusion of names like David Bezmosgis' in The New Yorker's 20 Under 40 list that got me keen on reading the series as a whole. I absolutely loved his
Alison Pick's The Sweet Edge Raincoast, 2005 You know how sometimes you pick up a book and it's just not the right timing? That was true for me and Alison Pick's first novel, The Sweet Edge, which I first picked up, shortly after publication, in 2005. Even though I'd been
Virginia Hamilton's House of Dies Drear Illus. Eros Keith Macmillan, 1968 Hard to imagine a house with a more troubled past, historically speaking. For years I have confused Virginia Hamilton's award-winning novel with John Bellair's The House with the Clock in its Walls (which is also, by the way, a
Sherman Alexie's Reservation Blues Warner Books, 1996. Thomas tried to hide the salmon behind his back, but the guitar saw it. "We're plannin' on burnin' me up?" the guitar asked. "Yeah," Thomas said. He could not lie. The guitar laughed."That's all right," the guitar said. "You eat your fish. I'll
Best new reader's find in September: Michael Crummey Best old reader's find in September: Giles Blunt Biggest Book - The Corrections Smallest (and furriest) Book - The School Mouse New Challenge: joined the RIP V challenge Old Challenges: read towards six challenges, including (finally!) an X for the authors' portion
