You know that I love Margaret Atwood and am incredibly excited to see her in the spring, so it’s only fitting to do a quick re-read of some of her books. Good Bones and Simple Murders is a collection of whimsical-caustic-witty-parodies-and otherwise wonderful short pieces. She skewers the traditional views of women in fairy tales, reveals […]
State of the Website Address
It’s time for an update/overhaul from the Verge. I haven’t been updating in anticipation of the change, so please be patient. A new look with new content will be coming this summer. If you can’t wait… you actually have no choice. But you can connect with me on LinkedIn where I blog on occasion. Watch […]
Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Full disclosure: I read this book because it was on a list of books “to read before you see the movie” even though I have no intention of thinking of considering seeing the movie. Period. I liked the cover. Shallow, but true. Little did I know it was about cancer. The thing is, this wasn’t […]
Welcome, New Followers!
There seems to be quite a few new followers of this blog. I am receiving many notifications that people are following me, which results in a little paranoia, combined with gratefulness and a little confusion. I’m not sure how you found me or why you are following me, but welcome. I have a very busy […]
Author Todd Keisling Live Event! November 15, 9:00 P.M. EST
Friend of the Verge, author of A Life Transparent and The Liminal Man, wants to talk to you tomorrow, 11/15. Well, read to you, actually. And talk. But not just to you. Oh, just read this note from Todd: To celebrate the release of Miseria’s Chorale, a new horror anthology published by Forgotten Tomb Press, […]
Major Announcement from the Verge!
I am thrilled to announce that I am going to have some help with the book review portion of this blog. And this isn’t just any help. It’s my brother, David. He is a prolific reader with eclectic tastes. He has been a big […]
The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian are Strangers I Don’t Want to Meet at Night
I just finished reading The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian. I don’t know what I expected, but it wasn’t what I got. It was definitely strange. And a lot happens at night. But what about the herbalists and their bizarre obsession with the 10-year-old twin girls who just moved into town with their family? What […]
Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen – the Monkey is Bad but the Book is Good
If you have read Hiaasen before, you know that he writes environmentally friendly novels… with bizarre characters… and even more bizarre circumstances. This one contains a bad monkey, a severed arm with the middle finger up, mango popsicles, greed, violence, and revenge. Just another day in Florida. It’s out this summer. Read it. You won’t […]
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer
This is not a new book… but we read it for my book club and everyone was pleasantly surprised. I say “pleasantly” because I am that member who chooses books outside of everyone’s comfort zone. This was a compilation of short stories that was wonderfully written. Each was a snapshot of a life in transition. […]
Interview with Gene Doucette, Author of Fixer
Welcome to Gene Doucette, author of Immortal, Hellenic Immortal, and Fixer. Gene is probably pretty tired from hitting the web for his blog tour, but he made time for a few questions from me. The Immortal books are very different from Fixer. Did you enjoy writing one more than the other? Adam […]