Shelf Reflections

Review: Force of Nature by Joan M. Grifin

Summary: Three friends, women in their fifties, set out to hike “the most beautiful long-distance trail in the world,” the[…]

Summary: The Barnes family is in trouble. Dickie’s once-lucrative car business is going under—but rather than face the music, he’s[…]

Summary: The English language is where words go to be tortured and mutilated into unrecognizable shadows of their former selves.[…]

“Some of the smartest commentary about what’s happening in America is coming from a comedian—this comedian being Bill Maher. If[…]

“Deep in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts stands Saint Perpetua’s College. Isolated and ancient, it is not a place for[…]

“Ferrying tourists around Dublin for the Leprechaun Limo Service makes quite a change after years in the military. Still, Megan[…]

“It starts with an itch you just can’t shake. Then comes a fever and a tickle in your throat. A[…]

“You, dear reader, continue at your own risk. It is not for the faint of heart—no more so than the[…]

“It is a truth universally acknowledged that first impressions are a bitch. In a sea of college freshmen, Elizabeth Bennet[…]

“In steam age America, men, monsters, machines, and magic battle for the same scrap of earth and sky. In this[…]