Gladwell knows we love a good underdog story (clearly, he does, too), but he says we’re learning the wrong lessons. David…
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Book Review: Heads in Beds
Reading Heads in Beds is like getting a drink with your most smart, funny, cynical co-worker. You know, the one who…
Heads in Beds: A Really Good Story about the Worst Job Ever
Reading Heads in Beds is like getting a drink with your most smart, funny, cynical co-worker. You know, the one who…
Book Review: The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls
Bittersweet is the word I’d use to describe The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls, if I only had one. It’s a…
Shame, Survival and Rich Girls on Horseback: The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls
Bittersweet is the word I’d use to describe The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls, if I only had one. It’s a…
Book Review: The Silent Wife
The back of The Silent Wife screams: “Suspense! Suspense! Suspense!” There’s the comparison to Gone Girl, which is so overused that…
When Blurbs Kill the Book: Reading the Silent Wife
The back of The Silent Wife screams: “Suspense! Suspense! Suspense!” There’s the comparison to Gone Girl, which is so overused that…
Book Review: The Bone Season
The Bone Season is set in London, almost 50 years in the future. Secret magic is everywhere, but this isn’t your…
Bone Season: a story of magic and romance. Sound familiar?
The hype on Bone Season is this: It’s like a mix of Harry Potter and Twilight. As a bookseller, that kind…
Short Stories That Don’t Suck: I Want to Show You More
I didn’t want to read I Want to Show You More. It’s hard to write a good short story — it’s…