Throughout The Cartographers, by Peng Shepherd, characters frequently ask each other, “What is the purpose of a map?” Answers range…
The Paradox Hotel, by Rob Hart
It’s no surprise that, if time travel were to be invented, it would probably only be accessible by the ultra-rich.…
Road of Bones, by Christopher Golden
I first learned about the Road of Bones by watching The Long Way Round, in which Ewan McGregor and Charlie…
The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich
I just finished Louise Erdrich’s latest novel, The Sentence, and I am still feeling buzzy. As soon as I finished…
This week on the bookish internet
Except, not entirely from this week: I cleaned out my instapaper folders and found some interesting articles that I missed…
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, by Eva Jurczyk
Trigger warning for a subplot involving suicide. I’ve worked in libraries for twenty-one years, more or less. For a few…
The Final Case, by David Guterson
Trigger warning for discussion of extreme child abuse and religious abuse. I don’t know what to make of The Final…
This fortnight on the bookish internet
K.W. Colyard explains the old tradition of Christmas ghost stories. (Book Riot) You could win £300 if you can decipher…
Devil House, by John Darnielle
Trigger warning for description of domestic violence late in the book. How do you tell a story? What do you…
Where the Drowned Girls Go, by Seanan McGuire
Trigger warning for references to eating disorders, bullying, and suicide. Where the Drowned Girls Go, by Seanan McGuire, is the…
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