The Surly Bookseller

When I started writing a book blog what seems like a lifetime ago, I was a bookseller in real life. My intent had been to drum up a little b...

I'm taking a lesson from my last very tardy set of reviews. I'm no longer going to worry if a review doesn't feel fleshed out, o...

How ridiculous is this?  Yes, I read more slowly these days than I used to, but this is nuts. These have all been in the finished stack ...

I'm crunched for time this morning, but I learned from the last  purloined review that if I don't hurry and put fingers to keyboard ...

Since I last posted a review (it feels like a century ago!) I've undergone a very significant life event: I have begun working again. ...

I ran into some happy distractions right after I started reading Elizabeth Brundage's novel, but this is definitely a case when I wa...

This first in a series book has been on my To Read list for a long time. When I opened it up and saw a pronunciation guide I nearly ditched ...