“You Haven’t Read That, Teacher?” and Other “Not a Real Field” Fallacies (Teaching Rambles)
I just had a rather strange short conversation with a fellow about The Iron Heel by Jack London. That conversation went something like this: Guy: Is that Jack London? Me: Yup. The Iron Heel. Guy: I’ve never heard of that one. I wonder if I have it on my reader. (checks) Yup! I’m currently reading The […]
Book Review: Birds and Birthdays by Christopher Barzak
(Note: This will be a long review. If you want the short version, it’s this — go buy the book, because it’s bloody good.) In 2007, Christopher Barzak released One For Sorrow, a supernatural YA novel that so successfully encapsulated the terrifying experience of adolescence that it became one of my favorite novels of the 2000s. […]