Run by Ann Patchett After having read Bel Canto I had numerous people recommend Run to me and proclaim that it was their favorite of Ann Patchett’s novels. My mom thinks otherwise, she liked The Magicians Assistant. But, what kind of son would I be if...

While San Francisco is lucky enough to have one it’s most favored local authors speak this week I am unsure of what is in store for you Los Angeles. You can only hope to be so lucky. Naturally, you are not. Tuesday, February 9th @ 730pm - Kevin...

I have an embarrassing confession to make. Last week I made not one, but two mistakes in my SF events post. First off, the Chris Cleeve event that I thought was happening last Wednesday is in fact happening next week. The obvious good thing about this...

Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore It’s been awhile since I’ve read something that I would actually deem to be “funny.” For no particular reason at all, I decided it was time to read another book that would fall into this category. Looking back...

The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove Turtledove sounds like the surname of an author who writes romance novels. Just thought I’d throw that out there. Shabam! That’s kind of how this book hits you. Pretend the South had actually won the Civil...