Writing novels wasn’t supposed to be a blood sport. After selling his first thriller novel for six figures, Mackenzie “Mack” Lane quit his job as a journalist to become a full-time author. Yet, a few years later, his career is spiraling downward. Mack needs money: his ex-wife wants to send ... more >
FYI, this was meant to be a review but ended up mostly being a meditation on the online debate over this novel. Yesteryear was a rarity for me on two fronts: I don’t often read books that have this much buzz (it’s #5 on the New York Times bestsellers list ... more >
A sharp, self-deprecating comedy about surviving the dot-com crash, and yourself. It’s 2001, and tech startups are imploding, taking Marilyn Carr’s brand-new telecom job with them. Four months in, unemployed, and saddled with a terrifying Toronto mortgage, panic would be reasonable. Instead, Marilyn finds material. A glittering consulting contract rescues ... more >
Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Golden Girls in this humorous contemporary standalone fantasy about a group of former Chosen Ones coming out of retirement to save the world one last time Three former Chosen Ones have joined together to spend their retirement in peace and quiet, running Second Life Books ... more >
At MI5 headquarters Regent’s Park, First Desk Claude Whelan is learning the ropes the hard way. Tasked with protecting a beleaguered prime minister, he’s facing attack from all directions: from the showboating MP who orchestrated the Brexit vote, and now has his sights set on Number Ten; from the showboat’s ... more >
After I finished Little Women, a book it somehow took me five months to read, I wanted to read something a bit lighter, quicker, and funny. Applying my self-created rules for classic literature reads, “lighter, quick and funny” don’t abound. The vast majority of classics that I read are 18th ... more >