It is a repugnant thing to wallow in one’s own misfortune while the world is suffering its own howling, mortal injuries.  As we live, and gasp, through the ancient Chinese curse, we’ve discovered that interesting times are not defined in a way we ever foresaw. Yet, here I sit, wallowing. I am looking out my…

Books find their way into your life by all sorts of means. Often they’re bought, or borrowed, or picked up from somewhere unremembered. The unforgettable ones then find their way into you. A novel read is more than just a story consumed, pages turned, characters met. Each time I read a good book it somehow…