I’ve got an embarrassing problem that I’m really hoping that you and the readers may be able to advise on. 

This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War is an overview of how Americans managed death, in response to a larger and more sustained barrage of it than anyone could have previously imagined.

My friend and I watched this movie a few years ago and I’ve been thinking about it for some reason and I can’t come up with the name and it’s driving me crazy.

We’ll talk books, boys, crappy guests, and whatever else is on your mind. Chat window below!

I’ve just remembered a book that I loved as a kid, and now I’m gripped by the urge to track it down — but I can’t remember what it was called.  

I own a charming cottage timeshare in Sedona, but I made a mistake choosing to buy it.

And you made it exciting! With just minutes to spare, you raised those last bucks to get to 50K. This is no surprise to me, mind you — but as usual, I’m very proud of …

When a blog and its readers really love each other…

Before we get to the cheating and the speed quarters and the sitting around in Umbro shorts psychoanalyzing the Romance-languages department: over thirty grand raised!

I started, but never finished, a friend’s YA novel during a “reading day” when I was in fifth or sixth grade (smack-dab in the middle of the ’90s, if that helps).