Lark Writes...on books and life

"Oh those weeks of harvesting and peeling and preparing apples, peaches, tomatoes, cucumbers, plums and beans. All day the kitchen sme...

Erin Hart's Haunted Ground  offers all three. When a bog body is found in the Drumcleggan Bog, Irish archaeologist Cormac Maguire and ...

The Odd Women by George Gissing Written in 1893, this novel deals with the role of unmarried women in Victorian society. Some of Giss...

So I was at Marissa's Books, a used bookstore here in Salt Lake City, just browsing the shelves, not really expecting to buy anything, w...

While a book's cover or title may make me pick it up, often it's the first line that helps me decide whether or not to read it. Firs...

Marcel Duchamp - Apropos of Little Sister, 1911 "Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things  which escape those wh...

Don't let them bite you! Wear thick clothing. Avoid exposing your skin. Take drastic measures if necessary. And if you are bitt...