Archive | August, 2017

Perfume River

by on August 22, 2017 in Book Reviews, Books

Perfume River By Robert Olen Butler Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press; 1st edition (September 6, 2016) Of all the modern writers I admire and who have inspired me the most, Robert Olen Butler would be at the top of the list. Butler’s latest, Perfume River is a literary tour de force. Beautiful, haunting, and evocative, […]

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The New Koreans: The Story of a Nation

by on August 21, 2017 in Book Reviews, Books, My Life That Was Korea: 1990 - ?, South Korea

The New Koreans: The Story of a Nation By Michael Breen Hardcover: 480 pages Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books; 1st edition (April 4, 2017) When it comes to writing about Korea—its people, culture, and history—there is no one better up to that onerous task than Michael Breen who has devoted most of his life observing and writing about […]

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Hot off the Presses!

by on August 5, 2017 in Books, Friends, Illinois Valley, Novels

The first batch of Bureau 39 arrived in Daejeon today, and in the immortal words of Ed Grimley (Martin Short) what a thrill it was to open the box to see all these copies, if I must say. This is one book that readers are going to love holding in their hands. As much as […]

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