Vonnegut’s last essays sing (and sting) for today
A couple weekends ago I faced a low-key dilemma: What’s my next book to read? The one I finished was selected by my 12-year old daughter. See, I’ve resolved to read at least one book…
Coping with dementia: a caregiver’s story
Certainly for the last decade or two, we’re hearing much more about—and seeing those afflicted with—dementia. This is due largely to our lengthening lifespans, the work retirements of the Baby Boomer generation and the general…
The Man in the High Castle
I’ve been a Philip K. Dick fan since I was a kid. I read “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” (on which the film Bladerunner is based) and was hooked by Dick’s crisp writing, loaded…
Bourdain’s ‘last interview’ limps, others are just fine.
Like a lot of people, I admired Anthony Bourdain. I own his two cookbooks, which are very good and get thumbed through more regularly than others, with a few things memorized into my cooking routines.…
Diesel Heart
St. Paul’s history bridged vividly to the present If there is an important local author—wait, scratch that. If there is an important author to read this year, it’s Melvin Whitfield Carter Jr. Carter is a St. Paul…
Joseph Anton: A Memoir
Author: Salman RushdiePublished: 2012, Random House I will admit it took me a while to get through this book, for all the usual reasons (work, child-rearing, house maintenance, sleep-deprivation). But there’s also this fact: this…