“Once upon a time, in a far-off land, I was kidnapped by a gang of fearless yet terrified young men with so much impossible hope beating inside their bodies it burned their very skin and strengthened their will right through th...
“At dusk they pour from the sky. They blow across the ramparts, turn cartwheels over rooftops, flutter into the ravines between houses. Entire streets swirl with them, flashing white against the cobbles. Urgent message to the i...
“This is an enchanted place. Others don’t see it but I do.” Magic exists as an optimistic escape from the horrors of reality. The fantastical, no matter how enchanting, isn’t always enough to transport us completely away...
“I gave up on ever trying to get ‘my way.’ I barely knew it existed.” The year was 2010 and a truly great graphic memoir exploring loss and acceptance caught fire in reading circles everywhere. That grand achievemen...
“Reviewers of every ilk like to feel they are above a work of art. If it puzzles them or if they are intimidated, they are more likely to trash it. Many artists are not intellectuals, but Burden was, and her work reflected wide...
“So it’s 50 percent boredom and 49 percent normal terror, which is a general feeling that you might die at any second and that everybody in this country wants to kill you. Then, of course, there’s the 1 percent pure terro...
oad trips are the perfect metaphor for life. They begin at home when you start packing a car and getting ready. Before you know it, you are out on the open road. Once the odometer punches a few miles, the scenery changes. Then,...
“Dear Mr. Richard Gere” is how Matthew Quick’s second novel for adults, The Good Luck of Right Now, begins. It’s not a one-time hello to the famous actor; instead, Mr. Gere gets a salutation at the start of every chapter, or le...