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

Elizabeth Taylor: A Wreath of Roses

2014-03-17T13:24:29-04:00

It's not all cozy rooms with lace curtains, plants in pots, ticking clocks, ornaments and coronation mugs, the wireless playing, and tabby cats waiting. It's true that, when A Wreath of Roses opens, Camilla is waiting for the train which will take her to the countryside, to vacation

Elizabeth Taylor: A Wreath of Roses2014-03-17T13:24:29-04:00

“Royal Beatings” Alice Munro

2014-03-20T20:09:35-04:00

Looking ahead to the linked stories in Who Do You Think You Are? readers might recall her earlier collection Lives of Girls and Women. Alice Munro has consistently said that it wasn't in her to write a novel, but these collections of linked stories could work as introductions

“Royal Beatings” Alice Munro2014-03-20T20:09:35-04:00
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