12/12/15
12/9/15
Books to Look For (December): Literary Fiction
The Heart of Man by John Kalman Stefansson (MacLehose Press, December 22)
12/7/15
Random Recommendation Guest Post: The Satyricon by Petronius
This recommendation comes from the "Nerds of a Feather" blog. Check it out here, and follow along on twitter @nerds_feather.
The Satyricon (1st c. AD) by Petronius"The Satyricon is a classic of comedy, a superbly funny picture of Nero's Rome as seen through the eyes of Petronius, its most amorous and elegant courtier. William Arrowsmith's translation—a lively, modern, unexpurgated text—recaptures all the ribald humor of Petronius's picaresque satire. It tells the hilarious story of the pleasure-seeking adventures of an educated rogue, Encolpius, his handsome serving boy, Giton, and Ascyltus, who lusts after Giton—three impure pilgrims who live by their wits and other men's purses. The Satyricon unfailingly turns every weakness of the flesh, every foible of the mind, to laughter."
12/2/15
Books to Look For (December): Biography/Autobiography
Prof: Alan Turing Decoded (The History Press, 320 pages, December 1)
12/1/15
Review: The Mystics of Mile End by Sigal Samuel
You don't have to know anything about Montreal or the Hasidim and hipsters who live there to enjoy Mystics; you don't have to know anything about Kabbalah or the Trees of Knowledge and Life to love Mystics; you don't even need to understand Yiddish or the importance of becoming a Bat Mitzvah to become entranced by Mystics. All you need is the love of a good story.