Lemony Snicket
Wicked People Never have time for reading. . . . It’s one of the reasons for their wickedness.” Lemony Snicket / The Penultimate Peril
Wicked People Never have time for reading. . . . It’s one of the reasons for their wickedness.” Lemony Snicket / The Penultimate Peril
In the Spanish port town of Tarifa, a king dressed in rags appears to a shepherd, telling him the Personal Legend, a sort of quest the universe pushes each individual towards. This sets the shepherd, Santiago, on a cross-continental trek, from Morocco to Egypt, in search of his treasure.
That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.” Jhumpa Lahiri / The Namesake
Nickolas Butler’s Shotgun Lovesongs has the lyricism, the cadence, the emotional swelling, the catharsis of any song in the great American songbook. Its lines run through your head long after the story ends.
The best book club selections foster discussion, whether it’s for their beauty, their complex characters and plots, or their place in our cultural landscape. From books by David Foster Wallace to Bill O’Reilly, spanning topics from Martin Luther King, Jr., to the Salem witch trials, fast-paced thrillers to humorous essays, these books are sure to get your book club talking.
Roxane Gay discusses everything from hip hop to Sweet Valley High in this collection of essays on the politcs of race and gender in America. Written openly and honestly with wit and sincerity, each essay is a gem.
A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.” George R.R. Martin / A Game of Thrones