
15 August 2018
Jennifer Egan: Emerald City and Other Stories
By Hilary Smith // Books
Jennifer Egan must be a wise soul. I would love to sit down with her and ask for her advice about my own life. She just seems to know so …

08 August 2018
Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
By Hilary Smith // Books
I loved Jane Austen. And I loved this modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice. It perfectly updates the story to capture all of the same themes and it made me …

16 June 2018
Educated by Tara Westover
By Hilary Smith // Books
A memoir from a Mormon woman raised in Idaho by fundamentalist parents, who survived a violent childhood and sub-par homeschooling and managed to attain a PhD. Interesting logline, right? I …

03 June 2018
Two Arguments About The Goldfinch
By Hilary Smith // Books
Since Donna Tartt’s debut, in which she was introduced to the world in an 8-page interview in Vanity Fair, she has amassed a cult of devotees. I am such a …