Elisabeth Sheffield's new novel is multilayered, smart, beautifully written, and funny. I was taken in by the first paragraph and held firmly through….

Often one finds surprises in a novel, but it is rare to find a novel that is a surprise. Richard Melo's 'Happy Talk' is just that. It is like a colli….

Everybody should read fiction… I don’t think serious fiction is written for a few people. I think we live in a stupid culture that won’t educate its ….

Why will I bury you? So that one day I might disturb your grave..

Read. Always read. No one can take that away from you..

A metaphor cannot be paraphrased.

It's okay to love something bigger than yourself without fearing it. Anything worth loving is bigger than we are anyway..