Florence Osmund writes layered novels centered on characters trying to find home in a literal…
Essays
When you find the book to inspire you
This memoir shines a light on what’s possible, and hidden inside her story is a map showing a way to accomplish one’s dream—even the most unlikely and impossible dream.
1984 – Has Orwell’s World Arrived?
Recently 1984 by George Orwell popped into my mind, perhaps because I needed to understand what I was witnessing in the first months of 2017, or at least make an attempt to understand.
Regret and relationship in the fiction of Maria Savva
Maria Savva’s fiction expertly weaves moral ambiguities, deep-seated memories, and modern challenges into contemporary storytelling.
Memories from my bookshelf
The books on a bookshelf can hold memories of a lived life — many dreams, the places visited, a childhood, and adulthood.
The Journey of a Novel
Sometimes writing a novel takes a winding, unexpected path. For author Piper Templeton, that path included Hurricane Katrina and picking up the pieces.
Reading is Personal
Author Glenn Schiffman on reading as a writer. As he notes, “Fiction is not just a simulator of a social experience; it is a social experience.”
Readers and Writers: A Dance of Reciprocity
Reading is like exercise. You have to practice it. Call it the sit-down practice of exercising your mental and emotional acuities.
A Bookworm’s Travelogue
Books have allowed me the privilege of traveling around the world to lands both real and imagined, and to soar through the skies and into the cosmos.
The Longform Book Review
Longform book reviews on bookscover2cover examine the books in depth and blend a narrative, descriptive, and analytical style of longform journalism. By offering such comprehensive reviews, we hope to inspire you to read the books and discover their complexity, relevance, and worth.