By Byron Spooner “…and he’s lying there in an alley, drinking Woolite,” Frank said. “Yeah, it’s Gene Wilder.” “Oh, yeah, I forgot that.” My wife, Ruth, walked in one late morning, as was her habit on her day off.   A little thing and perky, smart and outgoing, with a big nervous smile that opened every [...]

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Another playboy lawyer falls for the old strip-tease murder trap from this 1964 Startling Detective magazine. Daily Treats are sweet finds from our Treat Avenue Donation Center. Hungry for more collectibles?  Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! Find more rare reads at Amazon and AbeBooks.

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By Mary Ellen Hannibal Last week I went to New York with my 16-year old daughter, Eva, to see my family of origin and to hang out in the city.  Heading into her junior year at San Francisco’s Lowell High School, Eva brought along some of her required reading:  The Road, by Cormac McCarthy, and [...]

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By Jean Farrington Oliver Sacks is no stranger to regular readers of The New Yorker, and over the years, I have eagerly devoured each new account of strange and bizarre human behavior.  In his most recent book, The Mind’s Eye, Sacks focuses on afflictions and conditions related to sight and communication, but particularly those that [...]

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Hey, wait a minute! Those two models are Barbie dolls! Daily Treats are sweet finds from our Treat Avenue Donation Center. Hungry for more collectibles?  Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! Find more rare reads at Amazon and AbeBooks.

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By Byron Spooner Albert would generally wander in after his lunch completely fucked up. Most mornings he’d have a hit or two with his second cup of coffee, right before leaving the house; just enough to be a little slap-happy for the morning shift, but lunch time called for a full bowl, or even two [...]

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Jack Hirschman is a man who needs no introduction.  His poetry and social activism have touched many over the years and The Readers Review is honored to publish some of his latest works. EMERGENCE by Jack Hirschman I came out of it knowing I had to learn death by heart.

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Perhaps a better question is:  When is it NOT cocktail time in Cuba?  Rare book of the day from 1928. Daily Treats are sweet finds from our Treat Avenue Donation Center. Hungry for more collectibles?  Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! Find more rare reads at Amazon and AbeBooks.

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By Mary Ellen Hannibal Since I skipped Susan Sontag‘s introduction to Epitaph of a Small Winner  I did not learn ahead of reading this 1881 novel that the Brazilian author was mulatto and from a humble background, and I would never have guessed it. The apres-mortem voice of Machado de Assis’ novel (originally titled The [...]

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Received at Treat Avenue Donation Center: A surprising number of children’s books about practicing Buddhism. Daily Treats are sweet finds from our Treat Avenue Donation Center. Hungry for more collectibles?  Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! Find more rare reads at Amazon and AbeBooks.

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