Sea of Reads

Peripatetic, itinerant, eclectic musings about books, politics, history, language, culture, and anything else that interests me.

An Equal Music

I keep on wanting to call this book An Equal Magic. I’ve typed it that way into Google several times — which might tell you what I think of the … Continue reading

May 25, 2009 · Leave a comment

Novel Serendipity

I have been on a nonfiction kick for a long time. The last novel I read was in 2005: Amy Tan’s Saving Fish From Drowning. But this weekend I think … Continue reading

May 17, 2009 · Leave a comment

Scott McClellan's tell-all about his ti…

Scott McClellan’s tell-all about his time as press secretary in the Bush administration, What Happened?, is better than I expected it to be. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that … Continue reading

May 12, 2009 · Leave a comment