Monthly Archives: April, 2016

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome (Mary Beard)

“SPQR” is proof that it’s possible to write something interesting where thousands of books have gone before. The author, Mary Beard, an English classicist,...

The Turmoil (Booth Tarkington)

“The Turmoil” is a book little read nowadays, and would probably be a book never read except for Orson Welles. Its author, Booth Tarkington,...

Laurus (Eugene Vodolazkin)

I read “Laurus” because Rod Dreher told me to, on his blog at least, and I do everything Rod Dreher says. I was not...

Dangerous Visions (Harlan Ellison ed.)

“Dangerous Visions” is a semi-legendary compilation of science fiction stories, originally published in 1967, most of them written by legendary science fiction authors. The...