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Before I read “The Odyssey,” I thought I was pretty familiar with “The Odyssey.” There was Wishbone’s version, of course, and probably some illustrated kids’ edition, and a live-action movie with campy...

“The Princess Bride” is one of those books that, by the time I actually got around to reading it, I was pissed that I was only just then getting around to reading it. Surely, someone should have made sure...

This is an unusual choice for a blog post subject, for a blog that purports to about me reading the books on my bookshelf. The book is “Fra Keeler” by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi.  I haven’t...

Thanks to Sherlock Hemlock from Sesame Street, I can honestly say that I’ve loved parody detectives longer than I’ve loved detective fiction. If you don’t remember Sherlock Hemlock,...