Meet Helen Ellis, author of American Housewife: Stories. “I think housewives are powerful and slightly deranged. But so am I,” she told Vogue, laughing. The stories in American Housewife beguile and entrance – and if they sometimes have an Alice in Wonderland…
My couples book club recently enjoyed a heated discussion about Brad Watson’s new novel, Miss Jane, longlisted for the National Book Award. I think I might have said some provocative things. (Can I blame it on the jet lag? Or…
Is it safe to treat dogs like furry children? Montreal doesn’t think so. The Montreal City Council passed a “pit bull ban” last week, a regulation that would prevent residents from adopting or buying a pit bull and requiring registration…
I know I promised intel on the four terrific books I’ve been reading about China. I need to pause on that for a moment and instead run a quick and dirty (yet also engaging and informative!) series leading up to…
Pepper and I tried out the new frisbee on one of the first cool days of fall this week. The frisbee is square and looks kind-of like a flying squirrel when I throw it. I don’t know what possessed me…