The Overstory won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2018 and was a New York Times Bestseller. It is a sprawling, ambitious work that winds the stories of several trees and nine characters throughout the long narrative. Some of the … Continue reading →
Puff the Magic Dragon is a folk song written by Peter Yarrow, based on a poem written by a Cornell student Leonard Lipton in 1959, which in turn was based on a poem by Ogden Nash (1936). Yarrow made … Continue reading →
Squeeze Me is a satirical novel set in South Florida. It is also a murder mystery with bouts of humor and and full of humor and edgy dialogue. At times it is raucous and absurd. At other times it has … Continue reading →
Nick Drake had a short career, publishing two albums which got little attention, then he released the acoustic solo album Pink Moon in 1972. It had mixed reviews, but there was a number of critics and followers who thought it … Continue reading →
Outsider – An Old Man, a Mountain, and the Search for a Hidden Past is the story of Dag Aabye, told by journalist Brett Popplewell. Dag was born in Norway and was orphaned at the end of World War II. … Continue reading →
John Prine wrote Hello in There in 1971. It is a song about aging, loneliness, and isolation: “So if you’re walking down the street sometime and you spot some hollow ancient eyes, please don’t just pass them by and … Continue reading →
Project Hail Mary is a sustained, entertaining science fiction novel. There is lots of science and engineering, many quips and lots of banter, several plot twists, and some excitement, providing ongoing tension throughout. Best of all, there is a pervading … Continue reading →
Hey, That’s No way to Say Goodbye was released in 1967 on Leonard Cohen’s album Songs of Leonard Cohen. It is a song about the waning of a relationship. It is written as a folk song, but with emotional … Continue reading →
This book is a bit of a dupe. The author uses a gimmick to attract a select audience. The first two chapters are full of f-bombs, hyperbole, illogical generalizations, and unstructured conclusions. By chapter three he settles into more of … Continue reading →
Tears in Heaven was written and performed by Eric Clapton after the death of his 4 year old son, who fell from the 53rd floor of an apartment building. After a period of reclusion and mourning, he wanted to … Continue reading →
