Authorial Intrusion: Experiments
It’s important for writers to take risks. But when is it pushing the boundaries and self-indulgent?
Why We Read: To Stretch Our World
“We need fiction to stretch our world.”
~Susan Sontag
Salt to the Sea, by Ruta Sepetys, made me wonder if I would have the courage her characters had.
Why We Read: To Change Our Minds
I never liked Pride and Prejudice. Then the “Janeites” got to me.
Why We Read: The Truth
Have you seen the television program Making of a Murderer? I haven’t, but my co-workers and I were discussing what it means to get “the truth.” The program contains real footage from the interrogation of a man who was arrested for two crimes, decades...The Ones That Have Stayed With Me
Last week, a fun meme was rolling around on social media to list ten books that have stayed with you. Usually the book that is most “with me” is the one I’m reading right now, but the more I thought about it, the longer my list became. Isn’t...I’m Reading
