Cat lovers will rejoice when sharing Garrison Keillor's Cat, You Better Come Home with their children. Whether you're a fan of his work on American Public Media's "A … more
Paul Celan's German poetry became major work for study and consideration from the prolific literary era after World War II. Coming from a Romanian Jewish family, surviving the political … more
2600 hertz is the frequency of a Captain Crunch cereal prize whistle that motivated nerdy kids of the 1960's to hack telecommunications systems. What a perfect call sign for the machine that defined … more
Ronald Wright weaves one of the most splendid personal narratives I've ever read in A Scientific Romance. Placing his characters on the edge of life itself through the device of terminal … more
Have you ever noticed that many enduring children's stories beg the practical question of "Where ARE your parents?" The freedom of imagination in literary experience is an important reader … more
Koontz is known for his chilling tales of horror, but as I reader I've always found him shackled to the trappings of the genre and therefore predictable, even boring. It was a pleasant surprise … more
Lian Hearn creates a rich and sublime fantasy world for her Cinderella meets Joe Samurai kick off of this intriguing series. The deep historical undertow of Asian history and ancient vs. modern … more