The Most Gut-Wrenching Acknowledgements Page of All Time Is Hiding in the Pages of a Mystery Novel Called The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco

Michelle Chouinard might not have intended to write a tear-jerker with her new mystery novel, The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco, but that’s what she ended up doing via the final page in the book: the Acknowledgements. While many readers foolishly choose to skip over this part of a novel, some of the best “tidbits” and nuances can be found within these few (or … Continue reading The Most Gut-Wrenching Acknowledgements Page of All Time Is Hiding in the Pages of a Mystery Novel Called The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco

The Abandonment of California by Joan Didion: A Comparative Glance at Run River and Where I Was From

In an alternate universe, perhaps Joan Didion herself might have become some version of Lily Knight, the dissatisfied, cuckolding Sacramento girl who couldn’t seem to fathom how to be a good wife to the man who loved her. Without her writing talent as a ticket out of town, Didion could have easily become just another Golden State tragedy, damned to a lifetime of complacence and … Continue reading The Abandonment of California by Joan Didion: A Comparative Glance at Run River and Where I Was From