Tales of Two Cities

Istanbul: Memoirs and the City by Orhan Pamuk and Venice: A New history by Thomas F. Madden – tales of two cities. Pamuk, recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature, blends history, black-and-white photographs of his family and the city, art and literature...

Fiction versus non-fiction

Several months ago, I joined Goodreads, an online book club where members share recommendations. After setting up an account, I compiled my list of recent favorites, current reads and books that I planned to read soon. Instead of sending out emails to friends and...

Arranging Books

Books rotate in and out of our house on a regular basis. Keith and I order and either read or set books aside for later. We shelve keepers and place others in the donate box. Sometimes, when in-flow exceeds out-flow, we run out of space. Then we sort again and take...