Today, I plan on walking down to Aqua Books, a local used bookstore, at lunch. I’ll be taking the fiction zeitgeist with me. If you have any last minute additions let me know in the comments. I’m always struck by one particular thing every time I happen upon Aqua Books. It’s not the excellent selection…

February’s five most popular posts according to you, my loyal readers. Thanks again for all your support. I appreciate every comment, every email, every link and every click. How not to read a book and why you shouldn’t Tongue-in-cheek recommendations on how to read a book that made someone call me a tool on Reddit.…

Now I’ve done it. I always worry about reading, what I’m going to read, when I’m going to read it, how what I’m reading will change what I am, but noticing this in the news the other day is just wrecking me: Math anxiety — feelings of dread and fear and avoiding math — can…

The other day I signed up to receive books by email. Yes, by email. Wow, that sounds terrible. But it is not as bad as you think. I now receive fragments every Monday, Wednesday and Friday of Joseph Devlin’s How to Speak and Write Correctly. It’s a fairly easy to use service. Just look at…

Thanks for all of your suggestions, everyone. As noted previously I will now hunt out your recommendations, purchasing the first one I find, and keep you updated on the whole process. Heres the list: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee Declare by Tim Powers Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Thirteen Moons by Charles Frazier…