• Reviews
  • Articles
  • Recaps
  • Favorites
  • The Ten Year Catch-Up
Raging Biblio-holism

Raging Biblio-holism

The overwhelming urge to collect, consume, and consider books

Main menu

Skip to content
  • what’s this all about?
  • Contributors
  • The Rating System
  • The Ten Year Catch-Up
  • Curated BookLists

Tag: Farrar

Show Grid Show List

Post navigation

Young God

June 9, 2014 by Drew

The Short Version: Nikki is 13, living deep in the country in North Carolina.  After her mother dies in an accident, she returns home to her father – formerly one of the biggest coke dealers in the county.  Once there, Nikki begins to think about taking control of her life and what it might mean to start dealing on her own. The Review: So, loyal readers will know (and if you’re just visiting, you should check out) that FSG throws […]

Categories: Fiction, Literature • Tags: Book Reviews, Books, Drugs, Farrar, Fiction, FSG, Giroux, Katherine Faw Morris, Literature, Reviews, Straus, Young God

Leave a comment

The House of Journalists

May 14, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: The House of Journalists – a house, in London, converted into a sort of halfway-home/asylum for persecuted writers, fleeing repressive countries and regimes.  But the writers are, to some, less important than their stories and the prestige those stories bring – and the House’s ‘leader’ will stop at nothing to ensure that the House survives any potential storms… The Review: The realities of political oppression are widespread and widely documented.  At no other time in history has it […]

Categories: Fiction, Literature • Tags: Advance Review, Farrar, Fiction, Literature, London, Politics, Straus and Giroux, The House of Journalists, Tim Finch

Leave a comment

Post navigation

The Stacks

To-Reads

Tweet Tweet

  • Hey! It’s been a while! Just wanted to let you all know that if you’re missing me thinking in text about books/read… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 year ago
  • RT @JoeSudbay: Collins Maine office numbers: Portland: (207) 780-3575 Lewiston: (207) 784-6969 Bangor: (207) 945-0417 Augusta: (207) 622-8… 2 years ago
  • RT @drewsof: How about a #summerreading giveaway? A finished copy of Rebecca Makkai's "The Great Believers," a random ARC, & some SMDB swag… 2 years ago
Follow @ragingbibliohol

Seek & Find

Blog at WordPress.com.
Cancel

 
Loading Comments...
Comment
    ×
    Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
    To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy