Genre Challenge

Summer Romance

For whatever reason, it appears that this column has only featured romance novels a couple times over the past nine years. Yet when I...

Don't think funny books can't be a genre unto themselves

Funny books have enough in common to make up their own genre. Read more in this article about funny books -- and notice that David...

Books for Lunch Bunch Recommendations for March

Ten of us had a lively book discussion via Zoom last week and shared recommendations. While every book club, such as the book worms'...

Goodreads helps us get our Irish on

As we continue thinking about a variety of genres, we find that Irish authors deal in all of them -- and that Irish literature itself is...

Time to get your Irish on

St. Paddy’s Day is only half a week away from spring, so even if there’s no Irish in your family line, it’s a good holiday to enjoy....

The difference between an autobiography and a memoir

By Roz Weedman When definitions are too general, concepts remain fuzzy. For example, if you look up a basic definition of a memoir you...

Join the Genre Bingo Challenge

Those of you old enough, try to hear the voice of Rod Serling as you read this paragraph: “Imagine, if you will, an ordinary 25 square...