The Wall Around the World (collection) by Theodore R. Cogswell

Like most readers, I have a large stack of books in my to-be-read pile. Some have sat there for an Continue reading →

Touchstone by Terry Carr

The ‘be careful what you wish for’ story has been a staple of folk tales long before such classics as Continue reading →

Ill Met in Tanivar by Reyna Todd

I should warn you that today’s story is a gay erotic novella, and there may be graphic analysis of a Continue reading →

A Pair of Stockings by Kate Chopin

Little Mrs. Sommers one day found herself the unexpected possessor of fifteen dollars. It seemed to her a very large Continue reading →

Scoring Off Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

Jeeves and Wooster was an excellent TV show. Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry not only embodied their parts but had Continue reading →

A General in the Library by Italo Calvino

This is my 150th recommendation, and it also happens to be this website’s one-year anniversary. And you know what? It’s Continue reading →

Lean Times in Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber

Time to admit a heresy. This year I began reading for the first time the sword and sorcery adventures of Continue reading →

The Music from Behind the Moon by James Branch Cabell

Lately I’ve been enjoying Philip Pullman’s new translation/distillation of Grimms’ Fairy Tales, one tale before bed for fifty nights running. Continue reading →