The Man in the Red Coat by Julian Barnes My rating: 4 of 5 stars […]
Author: jstielstra
Born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, I currently live an old farmhouse on 7 acres of Kansas prairie well-stocked with birds. Our house is filled with two dogs, six cats, and books without number. And dust bunnies.
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line – Deepa Anappara
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara My rating: 4 of 5 stars […]
Half Broke – Ginger Gaffney
Half Broke by Ginger Gaffney My rating: 4 of 5 stars When you have been […]
Biography of a Queen
I was chatting with a neighbor out by the barn one May afternoon, at our […]
One Long River of Song – Brian Doyle
One Long River of Song: Notes on Wonder for the Spiritual and Nonspiritual Alike by […]
Felix Vallotton – Nathalia Brodskaia
Felix Vallotton by Félix Vallotton My rating: 2 of 5 stars Julian Barnes introduced me […]
“I,” “You,” and “They”
I recently received my first issue of Slightly Foxed, a handsome little print journal from […]
June 9, 2020: Release Day!
Here are some warm words of introduction from the Emporia Gazette: * Please consider supporting […]
Ecstasy and Terror – Daniel Mendelsohn
Ecstasy and Terror: From the Greeks to Game of Thrones by Daniel Mendelsohn My rating: […]
Our Dogs, Ourselves – Alexandra Horowitz
Our Dogs, Ourselves: How We Live with Dogs Now by Alexandra Horowitz My rating: 3 […]