Essays
Portraits and Observations: The Essays of Truman Capote (2007)
I know, I know… you will wonder how good of an author Capote is - especially if you only know him as the “In Cold Blood” crime writer. But Capote’s works are so beautifully written you will wish the smaller vignettes were books in themselves. The book is divided between poetic travelogues, observations on well known [...]
Marvellous Codes: The Fiction of Margaret Mahy
As a librarian who worked in New Zealand for many years, I recommend this book not only to library customers, but to librarians. Margaret Mahy is a former children’s ibrarian at Christchurch City Library and the most acclaimed of New Zealand’s children’s writers. She has published more than 100 titles and won many awards for [...]
Through The Children’s Gate : A Home In New York
by Adam Gopnik
This book of essays is as delightful and thoughtful as his first book. Subjects range from people who have brought insights to his life, to the mystery of feral parrots in Flatbush, to the growth of switch hotels in Manhattan, to imaginary playmates who are too busy to play.
He relates how his analyst [...]
