2013 Reading: The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich

The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich has changed my  mind about this author. A few years ago, I read another of her novels and found it…

2013 Reading: How to Write a Sentence by Stanley Fish

How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One by Stanley Fish: The book isn’t nearly as enlightening as I’d hoped. At the outset,…

Virginia Festival of the Book, March 20-24, 2013

The Virginia Festival of the Book is just two months away. For booklovers in these parts, the festival can’t be beat and I always…