“Crapalachia.” It’s the sort of nickname you’d give to a hard-scrabble place as you drive past it on the highway, bemoaning its lack of 3G…
My boyfriend got just as hooked on Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore as I did—at the same time, in fact. While on vacation, I noticed my…
Tough people on your holiday list: The nerdy uncle. The new-to-the-family sister-in-law. Anyone over the age of 65. Mark Kurlansky’s Salt is the rare non-fiction…
Set in 17th-century Germany, The Hangman’s Daughter by German filmmaker and writer Oliver Pötzsch is a mysterious tale full of magic, darkness and humor. The story evokes…
