The knock
It was so faint, I was sure I must have imagined then knock — on a neighbor's door? — so I didn't bother putting pants on, but just in...
"The Largesse Of The Sea Maiden"!
Only 3 more days! Denis Johnson's The Largesse Of The Sea Maiden comes out Tuesday, and my pre-order should arrive then. His story...
Loving the book too: 'Call Me By Your Name'
Well I'm only on p. 13, but I generally know right away when I fall for a book, and this had me from page 1. It's also really interesting...
Call Me By Your Name: beautiful
I saw Call Me By Your Name Saturday night, and feared it might be another gay film for straight people like Moonlight. It was so much...
9 books to help us understand mass shootings
A reader just posted this great LA Times piece published right after the Las Vegas tragedy: 9 books to help us understand mass shootings....
Back into the writing groove (on gay soldiers)
First time in weeks I woke up dreaming copy.* It wasn't even directly for this book, but close, so I grabbed my phone and recorded it....
Back to Madame Bovary
I gave up on this gorgeous novel on p. 56 on November 1, because it was so meandering to the point of near plotlessness. But I gave my...
Sunset! (Christmas homecoming)
I just had a wonderful time visiting my family in Chicago for Christmas. So good to see everyone. (And it cleared my head to break...
I signed 'Columbine' copies around Chicago
I'm visiting my family for Christmas, and signed several copies of Columbine at local bookstores around the Chicago suburbs the past few...
More on Huck Finn—on the Facebook response
So I posted here about giving up on Huck Finn, and also on my Facebook page. That drew a lot of heated reaction, by people who loved the...
