The Olive Reader

"From that time on, the world was hers for the reading. She would never be lonley again, never miss the lack of intimate friends. Books became her friends and there was one for every mood..."

Betty Smith said that

Elsewhere

September 28, 2006

Department of Complaints

An author bemoans lukewarm reviews from the industry in this essay on Salon. It’s fine, but it’s the title that really got me: Kirkus Shrugged. That’s great.