incunabular illumination

Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø has penned another Harry Hole novel in the series, called The Thirst . Harry Hole (pronounced HO-leh, apparently; ...

Carlo Rovelli picked a great title when he chose Reality is Not What it Seems for this follow up to his Seven Brief Lessons on Physics ,* w...

The Overstory by Richard Powers is organized unlike any other book I can recall. Its like a series of short stories, that kind of grow toge...

I started these two books a few months ago, and just couldn't get through them.  One of the reasons I keep this blog is because I pick u...

World Without End is Ken Follett's 2007 follow-up to his 1989 The Pillars of the Earth . Its the second in his Kingsbridge series, whic...

The New England Real Ale Exhibition (NERAX) was held this year again, at the South Boston Lithuanian Citizens' Association and Lithuania...

 Sweet, sweet March! said no one, ever Its that time of year friends; actually its 5 days into that time of year as I write this. My apologi...

The Book of Illusions is a novel Paul Auster, published in 2002, and was apparently pretty well received at the time. I don't really fo...

Andy Weir, of The Martian fame, has revisited those roots for Project Hail Mary . The protagonist, Ryland Grace, has many of the same trait...