Author Archives: J. Davis

Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos; published by The Black Sun Press

Posted on October 14, 2021 by J. Davis

I now have three editions of this book even though I don’t enjoy reading it very much. It’s a curious book in that way. The two main characters are just so creepy and despicable but the writing is so good … Continue reading →

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STILT Book Cradles

Posted on September 16, 2021 by J. Davis

I’ve been remiss in sharing my newest book-related joyful discovery: These amazing book cradles by Natasha Herman and STILT.

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The Thornwillow Press ‘Ask Hafiz’ by Sahar Muradi

Posted on July 5, 2021 by J. Davis

This little gem of a chap book showed up at my door recently, packed full of other ephemera and goodies from Thornwillow’s Dispatch subscription program.

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The Gaspereau Press ‘The Library a Wilderness’ by Henry David Thoreau

Posted on June 9, 2021 by J. Davis

This little gem from Gaspereau Press just showed up on my doorstep:

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The Thornwillow Press ‘Parable of the Sower’ by Octavia Butler

Posted on May 19, 2021 by J. Davis

Whenever a package shows up at the front door, whoever grabs usually yells “Santa!” Any day it is a book that shows up is a good day. From the first book I owned as a child, I’ve always loved getting … Continue reading →

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Portrait of a Free Man by Frederick Douglass; Published by Thornwillow Press

Posted on February 27, 2021 by J. Davis

You’d think during a pandemic, with the yoga studios and tea events I normally work closed, while I work and stay at home except for grocery runs and rides up into the unpopulated trails behind my house, that I’d have … Continue reading →

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A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs; published by ERB Books

Posted on January 4, 2021 by J. Davis

Any Edgar Rice Burroughs (ERB) book is an instant trigger for déjà vu to my adolescent self, whether it is a mention of the author as an influence to a modern author, a sighting of one of his tattered pulp … Continue reading →

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Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham; Published by The Limited Editions Club

Posted on October 19, 2020 by J. Davis

The title of W. Somerset Maugham’s novel has always seemed fraught to me. It seems even more so now. I wondered early on if it might be titillating but then I realized it was written at the end of the … Continue reading →

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Journey Round my Room by Xavier de Maistre; Published by Arion Press

Posted on July 18, 2020 by J. Davis

It’s been 100+ days since the “Stay at Home” order was issued for the state of California. While the state started rolling it back in stages a couple of weeks ago, our COVID cases are spiking and maybe we’ll be … Continue reading →

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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald; Published by Thornwillow Press

Posted on May 13, 2020 by J. Davis

It seems that many of my school peer-group read The Great Gatsby in high school or college. Somehow, I never did. And for the subsequent 35 years I never got around to F. Scott Fitzgerald. I’d run across his name … Continue reading →

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