It's a Novel Idea: Notes on Infinity

Notes on Infinity - Austin Taylor
Celadon Books
400 Pages

There is an old adage: “Never judge a book by its cover.” With Notes on Infinity by Austin Taylor I did exactly that. Sometimes it ends up being a welcome surprise, while other times they’re disappointing. This time, the book fits neither. In fact, I’m not sure where I would put this book. While I didn’t love it, I wasn’t disappointed by it, either. I will admit that I was expecting something a bit more on the sci-fi side when I picked up this book from the Lockport Public Library. My expectations were not even close to reality.

Bacon's Presidential Library Vol. 30: A Revolutionary Friendship

A Revolutionary Friendship - Francis D. Cogliano
Harvard University Press
368 Pages

As I wind down the George Washington portion of my Presidential Reading Project, I find that some of the books that I’ve chosen did not actually fit into the parameters that I had initially set. I have been more than a little obsessive with this list. As a result books like A Revolutionary Friendship by Francis D. Cogliano made their way onto the list when they should have been saved for complementary reading. However, since I read it, I will review it as part of my project.

It's a Novel Idea: Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club

Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club - J. Ryan Stradal
Penguin Books
352 Pages

This book, Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradel came to me via our good friend, Howie Balaban. He recommended this book as well as one of Stradel’s other books, The Lager Queen of Minnesota. Howie even wrote a review of the latter book for this website. Since reading this book, I have also read the other book, and I will also add my own review of that one in the near future. I’ll probably even reference Howie’s review in my take on the novel.