As someone who loves to read, and who is always on the hunt for some new and interesting book to check out, I often find myself relying on any number of potential sources. I take recommendations, check out best-sellers, and sometimes even seek out authors who I’m […]
After talking about Washington Black last month, I found myself still in the mood for some more historical fiction. And, as luck would have it, I had a new book waiting for me that checked that historical fiction box, and oddly enough also was about the black experience. It’s […]
As time has gone on I’ve found myself increasingly becoming a huge sucker for historical fiction. I think a big part of it comes from the fact that I’ve gotten far enough away from my time at college that I’ve become oddly nostalgic for learning, and history […]
The human brain is capable of some serious pattern recognition. It’s an evolutionary benefit that has helped us survive, but it also makes us think that simple synchronicity is something more than a fluke. But it’s still pretty cool. And I bring this up because I’ve […]
A while back I talked about an incredibly fun novel by Cracked writer Jacopo della Quercia called The Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket-Watch Conspiracy. It was a hilarious, shockingly well-researched, and action-packed story that had President Taft jet-setting around the world to stop an absurd James Bond-esque plot involving JP […]