review by Meredith McKinnie “Happiness is harder to put into words. It’s also harder to source, much more mysterious than anger or sorrow, which come to me promptly, whenever I summon them, and remain long after I’ve begged them to leave.” When I want to laugh, I turn to author David Sedaris. In Caly...
“It was stunning how casual lying was woven into most married life.” Forever drawn to debut novels, I’m curious about what a budding author has to say. Is their goal to tell a good story, to write what they assume we want to read, to cloud social commentary in the balm of fiction? As a […]...
“We often mistake love for fireworks – for drama and dysfunction. But real love is very quiet, very still. It’s boring, if seen from the perspective of high drama. Love is deep and calm – and constant.” Alicia and Gabriel Berenson’s love story featured displays of affection and tension-fi...
