What I'm Reading

Book discussions with a focus on the writer's craft

book jacket image

A Passage to India by E. M. Forster

Nov 30, 2020

Forster's subject is India under British rule and his principal character, the very dignified Dr. Aziz, is a Moslem who works in an English-run hospital. Secondary characters in this third person omniscient…

Read more

book jacket image

Recent Discoveries in Fiction — Highly Recommended

Nov 22, 2020

  • Annie Proulx, Postcards, novel
  • Daisy Johnson, Sisters, novel
  • Jiles, Paulette, News of the World, novel
  • E.M.…

Read more

book jacket image

Everything Under by Daisy Johnson

Nov 22, 2020

I've been living in a Daisy Johnson world after reading her collection of stories, Fen, and her first novel, Everything Under. It's a world where the landscape is active, one where…

Read more

Page & Story

In this monthly newsletter for writers and readers I'll focus on a novel or short story I love and show how the elements of story craft make it a compelling read.

(Or read it first!)