The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel inspired by Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. Read the transcript of my Post Book Club online discussion here. Read More at The Washington Post Book Club »
Writing
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Daemons, Dust and a brave-hearted heroine named Lyra with a world-shattering destiny. Read a transcript of my Post Book Club online discussion here. Read More at The Washington Post Book Club »
“Book Party”
Rick Moody and the Magnetic Fields? Not your usual boring bookstore reading. Read More at Slate »
“Snakes and Ladders”
The political thrillers of Eric Ambler. What you should be reading instead of Alan Furst. Read More at Boston Review »
“Bigfoot”
Our feet are getting bigger. Here's why. Read More at Slate »
