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North is a large, beautifully illustrated cook book based on Icelandic ingredients and cuisine. It’s separated into sections unlike most cook books: the individuals who grow or gather many of the native ingredients of Iceland. The Bacalao Producer, The Arctic Char Smoker, The Rugbraid Baker, The Fisherman, The Seabird Egg Collector, The Barley Farmer, The […]

Review: A Spy Among Friends- Ben Macintyre Macintyre’s A Spy Among Friends is aptly titled, as the story of Kim Philby and his spying career shows the reader a look at Britain’s MI6 network of good old boys working hard and playing just as hard in an attempt to ply secrets from adversarial countries and prevent sensitive

  Review: Enon, Paul Harding      Enon is Paul Harding’s second novel, a follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize winning Tinkers.. It’s set in a New England town of Enon, a typical small town in many people’s minds. The main character, Charlie, is the grandson of George Crosby, the main character in Tinkers. Early in the story, Charlie is dealt the

Snake Ropes, Jess Richards Snake Ropes is Jess Richards’ debut novel. It’s set on a remote island off Scotland, where trade is the only connection to the outside world. Mary is allowed to deal directly with the tall men, the traders, for the first time, and after they leave, she discovers that her little brother

What Happened to Sophie Wilder I just finished a two-chapter excerpt of a debut novel by Christopher R. Beha,provided through Powells Books’ Indiespensible program. It’s due out in June from Tin House Books. The story revolves around Charlie Blakeman, who’s been living on the advance he received for his first novel, published to almost no

Young Adult Fiction for the Adults out there I’ve bumped into several excellent works of fiction over the last couple of years that were squirreled away in the Young Adult section in the bookstore. Gone are the days when the dividing line between young adult fiction and adult fiction were defined by the quality of

The Snow Child is a debut novel from Eowyn Ivey. She lives in Alaska and has drawn on her experience in the Alaska wilderness and added the folk tale of the European folk tale of a snow child built by an elderly couple and comes to life as their own child. Ivey’s The Snow Child

Hi all- Welcome to the Domain of Books. I’m a book junkie and collect, buy, sell, and generally enjoy books, old and new,  in their printed form. This blog will be a combination of reviews of new books, a summary of interesting, weird, and cool finds I come across at yard sales, estate sales, llibrary