by Jamie Chavez | Jun 18, 2015 | Books You Might Like
Amy Gallup is an aging novelist and writing instructor in Jincy Willett’s 2013 novel Amy Falls Down. She’s traveling by train across the country … That evening Amy decided to take supper in the dining car. The maître d’, a magenta-coiffed young woman whose job it...
by Jamie Chavez | Mar 7, 2015 | Books You Might Like
I’ve always enjoyed a good memoir (and if you’re not sure what one looks like, check out Mary Karr’s The Liars’ Club). I’ve reviewed more than one here (Michael Hainey, Eddie Huang, Michael Paterniti), and I’ve written about what makes a good one. If you’re also a fan...
by Jamie Chavez | Feb 5, 2015 | Books You Might Like
I’ve been publishing a recap, every January (or February!), of every book mentioned in posts during the past year. It’s just a list of of books I talked about last year, here on the blog, and I present them as a cross-reference … in case you were thinking of reading...
by Jamie Chavez | Jan 8, 2015 | Books You Might Like
There is a photo of me in my mid-twenties sitting at the kitchen table reading a book. There are two other books on the table, one open, and my arms are positioned in such a way that I am touching all three books. This would not be untypical for me. In those days, I...
by Jamie Chavez | Dec 6, 2014 | Books You Might Like
Earlier this week I took three packages to the post office and shipped them all at the ultra-cheap “book rate.” (It has its origins in the Founding Fathers’ belief in the freedom of the press.) Actually this rate is called Media Mail now: Small and large packages and...
