Opinion

When it comes to carpentry, there's nothing Dan doesn't know about turning something into a repair project.

SPOILER ALERT! Do not read this review if you have not seen the movie...but do not spend money on this movie until you do read the review.

Just the thing for light-hearted summer vacation: Ants!

Margaret Atwood once again demonstrates her ability to create memorable characters and weave a story which enthralls in her novel, "Alias Grace," about the conviction of murderess Grace Marks in 1843.

Truman Capote's first novel, "Other Voices, Other Rooms," is an intense and supernatural exploration into the mind of a young boy sent to live with a father he has never before met.

After seeing some incredibly high ratings for the film, Sand and Bernie take to the theater to see "Inside Out."

Carol Birch brings to life the glory, pain, and terror found on the whaling ships in the late nineteenth century in her novel, "Jamrach's Menagerie."

Susan Nussbaum's novel, "Good Kings Bad Kings" gives voice to people who live and work in an institution for teens with disabilities.

Ahh, summer blockbusters! Nothing says popcorn and a movie like temperatures in the hundreds, so Bernie and Sand toddle off to air conditioning and deja vu...

"In Wilderness," by Diane Thomas, is a psychological thriller about obsession, desire, and the healing powers of nature.

"Making Toast" is Roger Rosenblatt's memoir of the weeks and months following his daughter's unexpected death, the grief, and the the depth of love for family.

"The Master Butchers Singing Club," by Louise Erdrich, follows a German immigrant into North Dakota -- a book written with poignancy and humor, meticulous detail and vivid imagery.

Paula Hawkins is adept at developing her characters and keeping the reader guessing in her psychological thriller "The Girl on the Train."

There is more than one way to skin a cat. Or kill a spider. Or shoot a fish. Some of them involve aerosol flammables and dressing up like your favorite comic book character. It's just better for the environment.

Bernie and Sand go the same showing at the theater and see two entirely different films...

The impact of national policy on education for aboriginal peoples.

Tina Egnoski's award winning novella, "In the Time of the Feast of Flowers," is a sensitive coming-of-age story about growing up during the progressive years of the 1970s.

If you're going to steal a garbage can, at least take the garbage with you. But watch out. That can might be rigged to explode.

At last -- Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and the Incredible Hulk -- oh, my heroes, where you been?

To pee or not to pee, that is the question. A look at how great acoustics and clever designs can still result in a very bad bathroom.

David Cristofano's debut novel, "The Girl She Used To Be," is a fast-paced, compelling look at identity, and our ability to trust and love after tragedy.

"The Sweet Relief of Missing Children" by Sarah Braunstein is a gritty, raw novel that explores the darker side of human nature.

How many computers have I used up in the past 13 years?

Pilarski examines the response of Dietrich Bonhoeffer during WWII, when he not only helped Jews escape from death in Germany but also helped plot an assassination attempt on Adolph Hitler.

Lynn Sloan's first novel, "Principles of Navigation," is a moving portrayal of a marriage unraveling.

The definition of family has changed and evolved through the years, and Karen Joy Fowler's latest novel, "We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves," puts an extra twist on that definition.

If art is suffering, doodling sure beats paying the therapy bills. But it's not without its hazards.

Tatjana Soli's newest novel, "The Last Good Paradise," explores the idea of failed dreams, and the search for an ever more illusive paradise.

The character Tess Monaghan returns in "Hush Hush" by Laura Lippman, as a new parent drawn into a disturbing case of a murder and a manipulative mother.

Returning to the grave subject of Missing and Murdered First Nation women, the book "Kwe: Standing with Our Sisters" is a compilation by dozens of acclaimed writers and artists.