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God and the Dentist: A Skeptic’s Guide to Faith
I have a tricky relationship with dentists. Because of genetic weirdness, the roots of my baby teeth mostly didn’t disappear like…
Pop the Champagne! Celebrating Books, Music and the Creative Process
Here at Church Street, we love at good story. We sell great stories in the books we offer, obviously, but there's…
Landline by Rainbow Rowell Review on BookPage
This was a super weird book for me to review because I was in the middle of some tricky relationship stuff…
What’s Harry Potter up to? J.K. Rowling Fills Us in.
Every morning these days, Facebook tells me "what's trending." Normally, it's stuff like, "Zac Efron, Michelle Rodriguez kiss, pack on the…
Love, Loss, and … a Magic Telephone? Reading Rainbow Rowell’s Landline
Just like any other insecure girl with an unhealthy love for boys who are really into bands, I loved Rainbow Rowell's…
Leave It to Herman Koch to Make Summertime Creepy
You may remember Herman Koch from his super-creepy hit The Dinner, the story of a family pulled apart by secrets —…
It’s Beauty, Love and Tragedy. And It’s All Lies.
I made the mistake of reading E. Lockhart’s We Were Liars on the plane to Book Expo America, and I ended…
Lost Boys on Film: This Is Where I Leave You
Wondering what happens to lost boys when they grow up? Jonathan Tropper will tell you. The men in his stories are…
Why I Have a Crush on Jason Segel — and You Should, Too
"I'm a 34-year-old man with a house full of puppets," Jason Segel said to me and a huge group of children's…