I am still reeling from this book. Surprising at every turn — and I’m not easily surprised. Nor am I easily impressed, particularly when it comes to books. The writing is fabulous – both in style and in storytelling. The first-person narrator, Harriet Baxter, is an older women now, in 1933. She has decided to…
BOOK PHOTOS: Medical Muses and Sisters Brothers
So, I thought I might try something a little different. I’m going to start photographing the books I review with props or in settings that are relevant. I think it might be a little fun, plus challenge my creativity. I’m going to try to catch-up just a bit with some past reviews and book covers.…
REVIEW: EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE GREAT by Rachel Shukert
This is unabashed writing at its funniest. Imagine if David Sedaris were a twentysomething, Jewish, naive, experimental actor abroad, with questionable taste in men — then wrote a book about it. Shukert’s exploits include landing an unpaid gig in an acting troupe that specializes in nontraditional performance pieces. The show, seemingly forever in rehearsal, finally…