Mercy! Uncle! Make her stop! Ow!
And the 2008 MorCrack FerGarthy Award goes to … Toni Morrison! Don’t be afraid. My telling can’t hurt you in spite of what I have done and I promise to […]
Monthly Archives: December 2008
Beat the Reaper
I don’t know why, but it isn’t very often I pick up a novel that immediately blows away all my critical defenses and sucks me in completely with an opening […]
Christmas Eve, Hours
This year, as in past years, we will stay open as long as it takes: that is, until things quiet down, until dark, perhaps even until 6 pm. But probably […]
Annotated Dracula — Sold!
Ah, the kiss of death in literature, so prevalent now: Vampires! And it’s also what usually happens — ha ha — to the titles I recommend: they sit! I recommend […]
Shakespeare, Reunified
A brief note: the lease on the 2nd space (the so-called “nonfiction side”) was up for renewal at the end of December and, for obvious reasons, I declined to renew […]
Cold Weather Gift Certificates
Reluctant to venture out this weekend? Gift certificates may be purchased online here.
Something to make you laugh (or cry)
The Best American Comics 2008 is now available. It brings together twenty six of the year’s best comics, giving a comic newbie like me a chance to realize the depth […]
