Monthly Archives: February 2026

Koenig, John. Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. Simon & Schuster New York 2021. ??;2/26 There are quite a few surprising things about this strange book. For sure an ordinary dictionary it isn’t – not alphabetical, not putatively exhaustive. My first surprise … Continue reading →

Shaw, Martin. Liturgies of the Wild. Sentinel (Penguin Random House), 2026. NF; 2/26. It’s rare that I start a book and don’t finish it, and even rarer that I review a book I haven’t finished. Like never. But that’s what … Continue reading →