“Privilege” Alice Munro

2014-03-20T20:09:16-04:00

This story was originally published in Ms in September 1978, under the title "The Honeyman's Daughter". Thinking about this changes the focus of the story somewhat because the honey-dumper goes around cleaning toilets. That's his job. And Cora is his granddaughter. Rose greatly admires Cora (and Rose is at the heart

“Privilege” Alice Munro2014-03-20T20:09:16-04:00

Discovering Jim Nason and Kergan Edwards-Stout

2014-03-17T13:31:36-04:00

If you don't already follow Black Coffee Poet, you should definitely check it out. (You want a cup of coffee now, don't you? It can't be helped.) Black Coffee Poet started his own reading program -- an alternative to the typical DWM syllabus -- in September 2010 and the posts

Discovering Jim Nason and Kergan Edwards-Stout2014-03-17T13:31:36-04:00

Terrified and Curious: White Horse by Alex Adams

2014-03-17T13:29:27-04:00

That's how Zoe says she feels about a recurring dream that she's been having; she's both terrified by and curious about how it plays out. That's exactly the response that a number of readers will have to White Horse. Alex Adams' debut novel contains a lot of conflicting

Terrified and Curious: White Horse by Alex Adams2014-03-17T13:29:27-04:00

A Game of Hide and Seek: Chatter, Week One

2014-03-17T13:44:21-04:00

There won't be any spoilers in the body of these posts, and as many of you are still reading, let's clearly mark any significant spoilers in the comments. And, speaking of, who is still reading? Who is waiting to be convinced to re-read? Who is planning to read but doesn't

A Game of Hide and Seek: Chatter, Week One2014-03-17T13:44:21-04:00

The Guardians of Childhood: Three Volumes

2014-03-17T13:30:16-04:00

Simon & Schuster, 2011 Just as in the Harry Potter stories, the William Joyce tales begin with a younger reader in mind and, then, as the pages turn, both child and story grow. The first volume, The Man in the Moon, scarcely seems to be in the same

The Guardians of Childhood: Three Volumes2014-03-17T13:30:16-04:00
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