Notes from the Officer's Club

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell I decided to read this since I really enjoyed A Thread of Grace . When I first looked the novel up online,...

Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler In this sequel to Parable of the Sower , Butler contines the story of Lauren Olamina. It's abo...

Matchbox 20 - Push I'm not a big Matchbox 20 or Rob Thomas fan, but say what you will about the band, this is a really good song.

I've written before about growing up in Germany and how that influenced my approach to history. This weekend got me to thinking about ...

Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris Even though I'm kind of trying to do the Cannonball Read 5K (though I doubt I really have time du...

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski My mom sent me this book but of course I'd vaguely heard about it previously. When I re...

The Bingo Palace by Louise Erdrich While there are a few Louise Erdrich novels I want to read, this wasn't necessarily one of them. A wh...