Still in Love

I found Still in Love to be an interesting read. I work in an academic library and my partner left her dreams of being an English professor based on the way adjuncts are treated, so I found the internal workings of the university particularly interesting. However, there’s no real end to any of the p......more

Definitely a book for teachers. Although I have never taught Creative Writing or in higher ed—or, for that matter, a class of twelve—I recognized the rhythm and flow of the classroom, the archetypical students, the Professor who goes way above and beyond and loves his students, even the unlovable on......more

An Ode to Teaching might well have been the title to Mark Sternum’s reportage of his semester around the table in his creative writing classroom. Like Perfect Agreement, this book interlaced personal narrative with the class assignment & its response & the critique of that response. Probably more fu......more

It might have everything to do with the fact that I'm a former English teacher, but this novel spoke to me in ways I didn't expect. As a writer, this book made me think about my words and the choices I make when crafting a piece. It was more than a novel, it was a workshop as well. While I stumbled......more

For some reason, I am drawn to novels about English professors, set in American universities. After finishing this one, I am marveling at how the author entwined actual creative writing technical exercises with the storyline of the novel. Next I'm hoping to read Michael Downing's earlier novel, "Per......more