

morning coffee at luke's | Not at all Better than Ezra
October 30, 2014 Happy Birthday, Ezra Pound! What says "birthday" more than a mugshot followed by some earnest poetry? The Tree I stood...


Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Cailtin Doughty As I mentioned when I first picked up this book, I used...


morning coffee at luke's | Samuel Clemens is in the hizzouse!
As this proud Connecticut yankee is about to start A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court... I figured we'd brush up on our Mark...


Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette by Judith Thurman
Read my review here! #secretsoftheflesh #colette #judiththurman


Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay I loved this book... even though I was made to feel like an unapologetic racist for enjoying myself some...


Friday Night Dinner | I'm a lazy (or busy) heifer
This week has been pretty much useless, blog-wise. And for that, I apologize. Because no one is willing to pay me to read books and...


Friday Night Dinner
To celebrate the infamous obligation feasts with Richard and Emily, I've decided to begin a weekly feature to talk about the cool shit I...


morning coffee at luke's | Literary Starbucks
October 17, 2014 This morning, my friends-in-my-head at Book Riot posted a little something that made my day just that much better. It's...


morning coffee at luke's | The Importance of Being the Birthday Boy
October 16, 2014 Happy birthday, Oscar Wilde! And to celebrate, I'm sharing with you something that has brought me much joy. The...


Livermore Library needs spell check
I have a friend who recently moved from Oakland to Livermore, California so she's in the process of discovering the area and found...