I haven’t read The Handmaid’s Tale in a long time. But it’s not a novel anymore. It’s a book of prophecies. Sometimes life just sucks the joy out of art and stories and reading. I have a feeling that joy will be gone for…
This inside look at how your innards work contained some tasty tidbits. However, Gut by Giulia Enders is an unsatisfying read.…
What time is it? Showtime! I'm a big fan of the Hamilton musical. I bet you'd like a review of the book that inspired it, so I won't make you wait for it.…
Eugenia Cheng's How to Bake Pi uses cooking as a central metaphor to understand math. Who knew abstract mathematics could be so tasty? Bonus: contains cake.…
When Breath Becomes Air is about a man's quest to understand the human mind while struggling with cancer. Kalanithi could have been the next Oliver Sacks.…
Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates's searing memoir of growing up black in Baltimore, and of his hope for a better world for his son.…
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Double Review: A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett and Mini-Habits by Stephen Guise
January 12, 2016
So much for getting my 2016 reviews off on the right foot. After not posting something last week, here's a double capsule review of two very different books.…
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Cumin, Camels, and Caravans by Gary Paul Nabhan: A Spice Odyssey
December 23, 2015
Cumin, Camels, and Caravans by Gary Nabhan is a look at our quest for spices across the world, and how the spice trade set the stage for the globalization of today. A spice odyssey, indeed.…
