Charming is a word I would like to see restored. These days when people say "charming" they often mean quaint, or old, or precious. For me, the word evokes the idea of having grace and spunk in equal measure, and knowing when it’s appropriate to use more of one and less of the other, or—to use … Continue reading Reader’s Journal: Girl Waits With Gun
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Reader’s Journal: Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead
I can’t remember how I came across Sara Gran’s Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead. I think maybe I saw it on one of those “Recommended Reading” lists from someone like Gillian Flynn or Megan Abbott, which makes sense because stylistically this novel, the first in a series (hopefully a long one), sits … Continue reading Reader’s Journal: Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead
The Evening Reader 