The Art of Living in an Impermanent World
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“The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst”: I think this is what a documentary looks like if it has sex with an art-house film. Put down your book and check out this Emmy-award winning miniseries if you’re in…
There’s a place some secretly shop for books, at least on occasion. It’s not Amazon. Louise Hanson, physician and Medical Director at Vanderbilt Student Health, shares her thoughts today on a recent intriguing find there… From Louise: When Jennifer asked…
Just to clarify: it’s me that failed, not my book club. I intended to finish Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale before Thursday night rolled around, but we all know about good intentions and the roads they pave. With my book club’s…
The good professor, Roger Moore, brings Vanderbilt to Bacon today with his engaging review of The Incarnations, by Susan Barker. (Thanks Roger! I love it when you do that!) He illuminates a darkly fascinating novel that you’ll want…
So you need a little encouragement? I don’t blame you. I do too. Often. And Pepper is sometimes busy chasing squirrels. I’ve recently had 3 self-help/motivational books land in my lap, and I’d love to share them with you!…
Today, regular Bacon Contributor Laura Cooper loves on the “Neapolitan novels” by Elena Ferrante and explains why she’s becoming a fangirl! The New York Times recently named the fourth novel in the series, The Story of the Lost Child, one of its…
Portrait Artist Michael Shane Neal doesn’t fly under the radar. If you’re walking down the streets of New York with him, he’ll wear a bowler hat with his pin striped suit. In Scotland, he’ll don the tartan of his clan….
My Name is Lucy Barton is the book your friends will be reading this winter, this spring, and beyond. I try not to be a bully about recommendations, but you should join them! I was recently reminded of Muhammed Ali’s…
When I was growing up, I never thought much about authors. I only ever cared about the books (Misty of Chincoteague! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! Later, The Count of Monte Cristo!). If I’m being honest, I’d have to say…