Way back when I was but a wee Book Girl, I had this great friend named Kristen. We attended a gifted program together throughout elementary school and had tons in common, especially our love of...

Whew! After an action-packed weekend focused mostly on food and goofing off with nieces and nephews, I’ve made it back to Richmond and have managed to stay awake long enough for a quick Salon...

Recently published March 2009 by Algonquin Books It was bitter cold, the air electric with all that had not happened yet. As Robert Goolrick’s phenomenal new novel A Reliable Wife opens, it is...

I read this book for the Book Awards Challenge. From the back of the book: At the age of twelve, Ishmael Beah fled attacking rebels in Sierra Leone and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by...

And the only prescription is more cowbell sunshine. Well, it’s official. Spring fever has me firmly in its clutches. After a morning spent reading on the patio and two wonderful hours in the sun...