Fiction

Booked Up: Change How You Read in 2014
Booked Up

Change How You Read in 2014

Some suggested resolutions for a year’s worth of interesting reading.

TCD’s 2013 Summer Reads

TCD’s 2013 Summer Reads

TCD staffers Howard Leu and Madeline Pieschel, Edible Milwaukee publisher Jen Ede and Boswell Books employee Jason Kennedy discuss the books on their summertime agendas.

Q&A: Gemma Tarlach, author of “Plaguewalker”
Q&A

Gemma Tarlach, author of “Plaguewalker”

Just in time for Halloween, author Gemma Tarlach celebrates the release of "Plaguewalker" with readings at Boswell and the Wauwatosa Public Library this week.

On “Lord of the Flies” and John Irving’s latest

On “Lord of the Flies” and John Irving’s latest

Judith Ann encounters William Golding's classic, somehow missed in high school, and connects it to Irving's "In One Person."

Book Review: Talking to Girls About Duran Duran
Book Review

Talking to Girls About Duran Duran

80s pop provides the backdrop as author and music journalist Rob Sheffield navigates his own awkward adolescence, and later the rough terrain of adulthood.

A Dem Bones Fairytale: A Guy Named Pea
A Dem Bones Fairytale

A Guy Named Pea

I met him online -- "Pea@pickapea.com." Figuring he’d be just right for a Princess like me, I decided to give it a shot.

The Saga of Rita Sue LaDeux

The Saga of Rita Sue LaDeux

I alone know who swung that ax. I can see her now … her flaming red hair blowing in the wind.

Slotz on a Stick: The continuing tale
Slotz on a Stick

The continuing tale

Whether or not Tant was ever fingered for copping Slotz -- along with fifty or more innocent citizens --is not a matter of record.

Reading for Audiophiles: The Alternative Hero
Reading for Audiophiles

The Alternative Hero

Down on his luck, music obsessive Clive Beresford aims to meet his rock idol and get his life on track.