The Ten Best Books of 2023
Below, you'll find a list of the ten best new books I read this year, along with a list of honorable mentions. I decided not to separate reissues, or books...
Little Dorrit, or: How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Dickens
Well, I did say it would be a while before my next newsletter — it has been a particularly unpleasant couple of months for me. I have a few other pieces...
Autism Misinformation and Stereotyping in Angie Kim's "Happiness Falls"
Angie Kim’s new novel, Happiness Falls, opens on a minor miracle. Mia, the novel’s sardonic undergraduate protagonist, finds herself literally bowled over by...
Welcome & Covid in Fiction
Hello, friends and readers. I created this newsletter some time ago (initially, via Substack) in order to keep in touch with folks as Twitter became less...
