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“The Smoker,” written by David Schickler

Romantic comedies have been relegated to the genre division. That sparkling genre that’s given us everything from Trouble in Paradise to some of Shakespeare’s most beloved plays has since gone down the dogs, being dismissed as empty chick flicks, boring chick lit (sense a trend), a form […]

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“An Ordinary Soldier of the Queen,” written by Graham Joyce
 
“An Ordinary Soldier of the Queen” is a war story. It’s set during the first Gulf War, narrated by a died-in-wool company man with authenticity and vigour. It’s a story about the difficulty of combat and the harrowing nature of […]

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“Servants of the Map,” written by Andrea Barrett

“Servants of the Map” was such an evocative title that I fully expected something great. Andrea Barrett more than delivers with the title story of her beautiful collection, and on my shortlist of the finest things written this decade whether prose, poetry or theatre. Barrett’s […]

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The first thing that comes to mind when I think about the Newberry winning childhood classic, The Giver, is the controversy it engendered.

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Tom Stoppard is considered the finest British playwright currently working – a master of language and sheer intellect. Rock N’Roll is his thirteenth work to grace the Broadway stage and has given him his eighth Tony nomination for best play. In celebration of his work, I’ve recently ranked his ten best plays (and […]

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He had ruined her life. He knew that now in a way he’d always tried not to know it – with certainty… What consolation could he give her now?

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This is a book review series dedicated to those works of prose and poetry that have found acclaim and prizes in some venue or other. Our definition of “prizes” is broad (though check out Awards Annals for books that are eligible), and hopefully, we’ll hopscotch through different genres, nationalities, and languages (though all […]

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Here is the year end recap in books from Culturegeek and Ditty.

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