Shangri-la conjures up images of a utopian kingdom where no one suffers or ages—a la the classic movie. But the book Lost in Shangri-la is grounded in reality, relaying the harrowing rescue of a band of soldiers during World War II. A flight of men and w
Haruf once again sets his story—this slice of life—in Holt, Colorado, a fictional town on the high plains. Dad and Mary Lewis have been married for over 50 years. The book chronicles the last few months of Da
I didn’t expect to love the book Making Babies: Stumbling into Motherhood, by Anne Enright. The silly, cutesy title and cover photo inclined me to shrug my shoulders and hide what I was reading in public. And the first essay was a strange, confusing thing that I st
Just out of college, Clay Jannon becomes a Web designer for a small business, then quickly loses his job to the sands of economic collapse. Unemployed and without much experience, he accepts a job as the night clerk for a bookstore—an unusual one with stacks upon stacks of books and late night visitors exchanging one hefty tomb for another.
Deraniyagala, a Sri Lankan by birth and a Londoner for college and beyond, was vacationing with her parents, her husband, and her two small children in Sri Lanka for Christmas in 2004, as was their family tradition. They were staying in a hotel not too far from the water.
Trishna gives a new twist to the traditional Bollywood cinema.
Warm Bodies
