The Surly Bookseller

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 ...

Where in the world have I been??? I don't expect that you've asked that, but I just realized that I'd slipped up and failed t...

In 1992 I traveled to New Orleans to attend the Midsouth Booksellers' convention, courtesy of my bosses at the bookstore. There were tw...

I took a couple of days off last week for a trip with my granddaughter, and it threw me so utterly off my schedule for everything. Of course...

I have never fancied myself much of a cook. I say that out of no false modesty. Until a couple years ago it was something I didn't like ...

We had a really nice family dinner a few nights ago. All the adults at the table are in various stages of making healthy changes to our die...