My sister Kat and I are reading one book together each month in 2009. This is February’s book; please join us below and in March for Love is a Mixtape by Rob Sheffield. Last night, I sat with vintage dresses draped across my lap, remembering the moment the bottom seam came loose on the brown [...]

My sister Kat and I are reading at least one book every month in 2009 together. Next month: Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway. Join us– The Wonder Spot by Melissa Bank My review rating: 3 of 5 stars If nothing else, former lovers should give good fodder for brunch conversations. Laughter (and mimosas and cosmopolitans) mitigates [...]

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides rating: 4 of 5 stars About a month ago, online buzz surrounded a “gender analyzer” tool designed to determine whether a Web site was written by a man or a woman. I was reminded of the flurry of indignation and amusement caused by the tool (on my personal site: “We guess [...]

I’ve posted the below review on the Goodreads site; of all the spooky literature I crave in October, this play might be my favorite. Proof: A Play by David Auburn My review on Goodreads rating: 4 of 5 stars “Proof” is ideal for the witching hours of the night, when you cannot sleep, idly flip [...]

I’ve joined the Goodreads book community, and I may post a review on kthread from time to time. Below is the first review I’ve written for the site, which is a very active community of readers and reviewers. Let me know if you’d like me to send the book to you now that I’ve finished [...]