By John D. MacDonald First published Jan. 1, 1964 240 pages After several months of serious books about controversial topics, A Purple Place for Dying was a welcome selection for the April meeting of The Mules…
The Dead is considered to be one of Joyce’s most important and also most revealing works. It is a novella – more than a short story but less than a novel. Even if you’ve read it before, it’s always worth…
By David Foster Wallace David Foster Wallace in 2006 On Tuesday, I posted David Foster Wallace’s 2005 commencement address at Kenyon College. His reputation by that time – secured primarily by his 1996 magnum…
If you’re looking for something good to read, you might like one of these books from my January reading journal: Moonshots: Creating a World of Abundance by Naveen Jain– Ignore the first three chapters, which…
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius By Dave Eggers 416 pages First published Feb. 1, 2000 by Simon & Schuster I read it because AS recommended it, saying, “Read it and tell me what you think of it.” (He…
