Archive for March, 2008

The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 by KayLynn Deveney ISBN: 1568987048 As a grad student studying photography, Deveney moved into the neighborhood where Albert Hastings lived. She struck up a friendship with the elderly man, and this book

The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 by Amy Hempel ISBN: 0743291638 All four of Hempel's books (Reasons to Live, At the Gates of the Animal Kingdon, Tumble Home, and The Dog of the Marriage) are contained in this

The Tent

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 by Margaret Atwood ISBN: 1400097010 I'll start with a confession: I haven't read Margaret Atwood before. It seems to me I should have; people have been telling me for years she's smart

The Arrival

Monday, March 24th, 2008 by Shaun Tan ISBN: 0439895294 The more Shaun Tan books I read, the harder it gets to write the reviews. I don't want to repeat myself, but things I've said before could