The current New York Times list for Hardcover Fiction puts Anne Tyler's Noah's Compass at #13.
Tyler nudged out Stephen Hunter's I, Sniper, which came in at #14.
The mysterious visitor who's been placing roses and a bottle of cognac on Edgar Allan Poe's grave was a no-show last night. The toaster usually appears on Poe's birthday between midnight and 6 a.m.,...
David Simpson
Loch Raven (self-published)
Loch Raven Reservoir never looks so subtly enticing or stunningly dramatic as when David Simpson revisits the same spot seasonally and juxtaposes his...
Lots of notable books have found their way to my desk over the past few months, and it’s impossible to cover all of them in a monthly column. So here are quick takes on some of the more interesting...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
Eudora Welty's short story, "The Wide Net"--and more specifically, the sentence describing someone who could sit all day pondering how...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you? Ben E. King's recording of the R&B classic "Stand By Me" captured me as a high school freshman in 1961. The song was a haunting...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
Michael Cataldi did two installation series in Baltimore several years ago called Tire Swings and Flower-Pot-Holes. He would carry a spool...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
I went to high school in Springfield, Illinois. It’s kind of the center of the U.S. with very Midwestern values. My friends were getting...
The Tinklers, the legendary Baltimore duo known for their witty and achingly humane songs played on homemade wrench xylophones and rubber band guitars, have written a book! Called The Elements, it'...
During a recent interview with This American Life host Ira Glass, I asked about his favorite storytellers. Here's his list...
Errol Morris
Michael Lewis ("especially The Blind Side")
Malcolm...
