I Read You Loud and Clear

Love and War is Eric Newby's account of his experiences after being captured in Italy during World War II.  He was initially confined, ...

  "Bro! Tell me we still know how to speak of kings!" - This first line of Maria Dahvana Headley's new translation seems inevi...

Lauren suggested we get together each week via Zoom, to read stories from the Decameron - a wonderful choice, both because of its parallel t...

  Just finished re-reading Kim Stanley Robinson's masterful Mars Trilogy.  Thoroughly enjoyed it again - so much so that I wanted to rev...

This children's book, written and illustrated by Italian journalist and author Dino Buzzati, is delightful!  It's an account of ho...

  In the resolution of Logicomix , the authors, who are participants in the story, attend a performance of the Oresteia....prompting me t...

A Daughter of the Samurai, originally recommended by Lauren, was reviewed here previously – it’s a fascinating and charming book by Ets...