Today I finally finished reading The Word Exchange by Alena Graedon. It is a novel full of interesting ideas and I wanted to like it and I wanted to finish it, but it was a struggle. The problem is that this novel didn’t find its… Read More
I started reading The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. It’s one of those books I overlooked along the way. Maybe this was because I saw the movie many years ago. Sometimes when I see a movie based on a book I avoid the book, especially if… Read More
The Sisters Brothers is set as a western novel – in fact a gold rush western novel – but it is an unusual one. The book chronicles some of the adventures of Eli and Charlie Sisters, paid killers on what would be their last job. … Read More
I found this posted over at the Presurfer, a place where you never know what you’re going to find. It’s a literature map. Type in an author and you get a moving cloud of related authors. I wish the list in its database was more… Read More
Is it possible for an individual with dyslexia to read better by using a special font? A Dutch design studio called studio studio has come up with one. Letters are made to look heavier at the bottom by virtue of thicker lines, for instance, making… Read More
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