Biblioracle: Debut novel ‘Great Expectations’ follows a staffer on a presidential campaign
“Great Expectations” is a combination coming-of-age novel and roman à clef about 23-year-old David.
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Biblioracle: Tana French is a modern master in her latest novel ‘The Hunter’
With “The Searcher” and now “The Hunter,” Tana French is taking the elements of crime novels and showing us how the stories unfurl from the perspectives not of the investigators,...
Biblioracle: ‘Literary Theory for Robots’ gives us a history of writing by machines
Dennis Yi Tenen reminds us that technology cannot exist independently of its creators and users, and ultimately humans hold the final responsibility for technology’s impact.
Biblioracle: Is it OK to fold a page in a novel? No. And my other rules for book lovers.
I was on a plane recently when I saw what I believed to be a great crime being committed.
Biblioracle: Percival Everett has done it again with ‘James,’ a novel that reimagines ‘Huck Finn’
“James” is a retelling of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the point of view of Huck’s enslaved companion, Jim.
Biblioracle: Have we been underestimating the Luddites?
Brian Merchant’s book “Blood in the Machine" is an eye-opening new way of thinking about their protests in order to better understand our present age.
Biblioracle: The venerable Vroman’s Bookstore in California is for sale
Joel Sheldon III intends to sell Vroman’s to whomever is most committed to maintaining the legacy of the store, rather than necessarily to the highest bidder.
Biblioracle: ‘Disillusioned’ explores the unraveling of America’s suburbs and features an Evanston family
The world has a lot of problems. Some books take them on in ways that illuminate the problems at a combined historical, systemic and personal level.
Biblioracle: You can’t read all the books. But thanks goodness I didn’t miss ‘Chain-Gang All-Stars’
"Chain-Gang All-Stars" is a tour de force at the conceptual, character, plot and action level. What a shame it would be if I hadn't read this book.
Biblioracle: My 5 favorite books about bookstores
Amazon has conquered a lot of aspects of our cultural and consumer world, but when it came to bricks-and-mortar bookstores, they biffed, big time. Every single physical location closed back...