Updated 29 November: Just a reminder that it’s Lobster time Wednesday, December 1. If you bought the book but haven’t started it yet, or feel discouraged about finishing, you should still join the live-chat discush …

I assume my preference here is clear. Heh.
Actually, I’d love to read any of these, but let’s see what you pick. The Wallace is back for another round, joined by the Zinn, and we’ve got …

Live chat about Jacob Have I Loved TONIGHT — 8:30 PM ET! Bring your beverage of choice and your strongest opinions about the sainted Caroline, spared cats, plotting pace, and how many times we can …

It’s a bookfest on today’s Vine — and don’t forget, the TN Read-Along thread and chat hit Monday the 11th! Chat is at 8:30 PM ET; I look forward to seeing you there!
In the 4th …

Paterson wins our latest poll handily; you can find the book here. (Bargain-hunters, check half.com or your local bookseller; it’s widely available secondhand, in my experience.) A somewhat downbeat selection to kick off the autumn, …

We’ve got a rather weird list for the fifth round of the TN Read-Along; David Foster Wallace is back, as is Katherine Paterson, and you’ll also see some golden oldies.
Voting will close next Wednesday. Hit …

A very informative read, if somewhat discouraging (nearly every page contains a word or phrase I’ve misused for years), and if I had it to do again, I wouldn’t read it straight through; the book’s …

Our next book, by a hair, is Bryson’s Dictionary of Troublesome Words: A Writer’s Guide to Getting It Right. I tremble to think of all the words I’m about to find out I’ve been using …

Now that we’ve emerged from the shadow of the golden raintree (…hew), it’s time to pick our next book. Please also let me know in the comments if you’d like to do a live chat …

“I don’t have any legs — that’s what!” shrieked Billie.
I would crack a joke here about spoiler warnings, but it’s a hallmark of My Sweet Audrina that, by the time any twist or dark secret …