The U.S. Supreme Court Justices seem to be everywhere right now: from debate topics to late-night broadcasts. Here are five books on the court, its issues, and its role in American life.
Judicious Reading: The Supreme Court Rules the Page | Wyatt’s World
By on September 25, 2015 Leave a Comment
The Long and Short of It: Short Stories by Novelists | The Reader’s Shelf, September 15, 2015
By on September 21, 2015 Leave a Comment
Treat yourself to some economical yet substantial works by popular novelists. These shorts can be savored in less time than it takes to do a load of laundry or run to the grocery store.
Location Reading: Paris on the Page | Wyatt’s World
By on September 18, 2015 Leave a Comment
Reading about a city, through novels, memoirs, cookbooks, and more, can fuel the dreams of armchair travelers and remind those lucky enough to have visited what they most enjoyed. Here are five books to transport readers to Paris.
TV Readers’ Advisory (RA) | Wyatt’s World
By on September 11, 2015 2 Comments
The fall television season is about to begin, making it a perfect time to pair books with broadcasts. Here is a list for fans of Project Runway.
Music and Lyric | Wyatt’s World
By on September 4, 2015 Leave a Comment
Autumn will see the publication of a horde of music books, from National Book Award winner Patti Smith’s next memoir to titles by or about Sara Bareilles, Billy Joel, Tom Petty, Sam Phillips, and Carly Simon. Here are five to get the music playing, each accompanied by playlist suggestions.
Notable Nonfiction (and Some Fiction!) | Books for Dudes
By on September 3, 2015 Leave a Comment
Dudes love their nonfiction, and six of this month’s BFD picks are in that mighty NF genre.
Fall Expectations: New Ventures | Wyatt’s World
By on August 28, 2015 Leave a Comment
Coming this fall (either around the corner or in a few weeks) are some riveting works that introduce new perspectives from well-known names.
Family Dynamics: Debuts in Domestic Struggles | The Reader’s Shelf, September 1, 2015
By on August 28, 2015 Leave a Comment
Tolstoy tells us that every unhappy family suffers a unique despondency. These debuts, each addressing a family on the point of dissolution, prove his point.
Skyfaring with Mark Vanhoenacker | RA Crossroads
By on August 24, 2015 Leave a Comment
Vanhoenacker is a pilot, but he could well be a philosopher poet. His memoir is as much a story of impressions and wordplay, of history, geography, and literature, as it is an explanation of a career in the sky.
Continuation Novels, Homages, and Other Ways To Revisit Beloved Characters | Wyatt’s World
By on August 21, 2015 Leave a Comment
Sherlock Holmes, Jeeves and Wooster, and a zombie-plagued Elizabeth Bennet are but three of the characters brought back from their literary graves to be born again in the pages of a book. Here are five more.
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