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As an enthusiastic fan of The Young Sherlock Holmes (did that kid ever act in anything else), I can’t help but think stories about the young James Bond have great potential. Or maybe I’m just a cheap date. It’s really hard to tell sometimes. Hmmm, reading the story closer makes me worry a little: no […]

Is your bookclub on top of the latest trends (if only…mine spends its time trying to find ways to avoid the inevitable reading of The Nicomachean Ethics; yeah, there’s a title that’ll keep me up past my bedtime)? I’m sure Reading Group Choices isn’t the only resource for bookclubs (or people who want to pretend […]

It is my never humble opinion that if a whole genre of books about young men trying to figure out their place in the world…wait, isn’t that pretty much all we’ve been exposed to for centuries? Well, now the women have struck back with mixed results. Sure, if I never read about another New York […]

It turns out that I’m the only special interest group out there without her (his, whatever) own book expo. That’s okay; I’m pretty lazy and I’m sure setting up all those booths and cocktail parties is a lot of effort. But, clearly, the thought of hard work doesn’t faze the organizers of the second annual […]

Bob Woodward, noted journalist and author, will appear on 60 Minutes this Sunday, April 18. Promoting his new book (yeah, I know it’s a serious news program; call me a cynic) Plan of Attack, he’ll be answering hard hitting questions about the Bush Administration’s build up the Iraq War. I know they’re hard hitting because […]

There are some who refuse to start any of the books from Neal Stephenson’s Baroque Trilogy until all three are released. Because I know who you are, I find myself perplexed — these books are 800 pages long. Trust me, the book will be out before you finish Quicksilver. Anyway, Book 2, or, if you […]

Did I say I believe everything I read? Maybe I was too hasty. Or maybe this is true. I’m honestly not sure. Okay, first it’s saying there was a study showing that men who read books are more attractive to women. I’ll buy that. Then it turns out they’re giving away cash prizes to blokes […]

I’m pretty sure it’s a fluke, but, on at least one list, The DaVinci Code has been edged out by another title (never fear Dan Brown fans, your work has not been in vain — he still has two books in the top five). Glorious Appearing from the “Left Behind” series has overtaken the top […]

Culture. Academics. Playboy. Yeah, I put them together in sentences all the time. But Rush & Malloy are quoting Hugh Hefner (who is, apparently, still alive) about an upcoming book titled Mr. Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the Fantasy Life of America. Seriously, it sounds like it’s going to have words and stuff. Oh wait…I worry […]

Usually this sort of media flurry means someone has a new book coming out. Lo and behold, she does (Can You Keep A Secret?). And it turns out that our intrepid author has kept more than a few herself. Sophie isn’t her real first name, Kinsella isn’t her real last name (the shock, the horror!). […]