Month: June 2009

Let the Game Begin . . .

Perfection

Perfection is the name of the 2006 thriller by one of my favorite authors, Walter Satterthwait. I have previously discussed two of his historical fiction works, Masquerade and Cavalcade, featuring his Pinkerton detectives, Phil Beaumont and Jane Turner. Satterthwait has also written another mystery series (5 books) featuring Santa Fe detective, Joshua Croft. In Perfection,…

Art at NorthPark

Wimbledon Begins!

June 16, 1904

–Sylvia Beach and James Joyce in front of Shakespeare and Company, 12 rue de l’Odeon, Paris –Sylvia Beach in her shop, Shakespeare and Company (Gisèle Freund) Today is Bloomsday and there are tributes to James Joyce on many book and literature blogs. However, I want to pay special homage to Sylvia Beach this day. With…