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These in-depth, thought-provoking, and often funny posts are the brainchild of The Book Barn's very own Glenn. He never fails to make a great recommendation, useful warning or entertaining suggestion!

Mar 23

#182: CAVEAT LECTOR.

#182: CAVEAT LECTOR. When Hanya Yanagihara published her novel A Little Life (Anchor Books, 2015) she stumbled into one of those artistic...

Mar 1

#181: WHAT SHALL I DO TO BE SAVED?

#181: WHAT SHALL I DO TO BE SAVED? In these distracted and amnesiac days, I wonder what young readers make of The Pilgrim's Progress--if...

Feb 25

#180: LAST MASTERS OF THE FLOATING WORLD.

#180: LAST MASTERS OF THE FLOATING WORLD. The middle class, historically, have always been popping up somewhere, it seems, and in the...