Magnificent Octopus

There's a Jewish joke that says God often rereads the Torah to try to understand what's going on in this world he created. On the 56...

I found Life Is Short and Desire Endless , by Patrick Lapeyre, to be a quirky and infuriating little novel. And yes, there's something d...

With no trace of irony, she clinks her glass against his. He would rather not know what they are drinking to. To his leaving? To the peacefu...

"An attentive reader will always learn more, and more quickly, from good authors than from life. " I thought I should say a few ...