Alif the Unseen is a novel about political unrest in the Middle East, fueled by hackers and subversives on the internet who are angry about the way their governments are controlling their lives and cracking down hard on the digital world. This virtual unrest eventually leads to a revolution of [...]
Chances are good we all have at least a few in our houses: epic novels that are at least 700 pages long. I’ve heard them called many things—shelf benders, door stoppers, and lap numbers, to name a few. With the economy still less than robust, and people trying to pinch [...]
I like to fancy myself one of those easygoing vegetarians. I truly understand that not everyone should be a vegetarian. I’ve never pressured anyone to abstain from meat. I’m not even very strict with myself. I will pretend I didn’t hear that the soup was made with chicken stock, and [...]
Book clubs will do one of two things: they’ll enrich your experience as a human reader, or they’ll make you go nuts and lose your patience and hope for humanity. Chances are, you’ve run into at least 90% of the people below if you’ve been in a book club. And [...]
