Research is always better on the beach. Sarah Vowell told Canada's National Post newspaper about her latest book The Wordy Shipmates and about her next project, a history of Hawaii after the arrival of Europeans. Given the weather lately, I'm surprised our neighbors to the north didn't stone her when they heard that last bit … Continue reading She’s No Fool

John Mortimer, author of the Rumpole of the Bailey series, has died. His comic novels follow the eponymous English barrister as he navigates both the law and his marriage to "She Who Must Be Obeyed." Mortimer knew what he was writing about. He was a lawyer and testified for the defense in the Lady Chatterley's … Continue reading He Who Must Be Read