Author Archives: jz2nd

Book Review: Letters to a Young Scientist by Edward O. Wilson

Shelf Awareness for Readers is doing a dedicated poetry issue in which another review of mine will be published – a wonderful debut (and prize-winning) collection by Brynn Saito called The Palace of Contemplating Departure.   As a result, there will be … Continue reading

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Word Play: A Metaphor is Like A Simile

Somewhere on the WordPress site, as I was setting up this blog, I came across this quote: “A metaphor is like a simile.” — Anonymous Really?  it is?  how clever!  Who came up with that one? I wondered, and went … Continue reading

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Mumbai New York Scranton: A Memoir by Tamara Shopsin

My review of this wonderful memoir by Tamara Shopsin (for foodies, of the famous Shopsin restaurant clan) ran two weeks ago (March 19) in Shelf Awareness for Readers (about two-thirds of the way down; the first review under “Memoir”). I enjoyed … Continue reading

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