Tara Thorne BurnsReading round upToo much reading is never enough. I’m talking about reading books, preferably on paper. I know I go on about it, but I must remind you of…4 min read·Nov 26, 2021----
Tara Thorne BurnsIn ‘Laughter in the Dark’, does Nabokov reveal his own obsession?It’s hard to read Nabokov’s slim, early novel Laughter in the Dark and believe that the author wasn’t fixated on young women. Which is…3 min read·Nov 12, 2020----
Tara Thorne Burns‘The Klone and I’: my chapter-by-chapter recap of the ‘high-tech love story’ only Danielle Steel…Sources say there is no better way to pass the time during your COVIT-19 self-isolation than to read my chapter-by-chapter recap of…13 min read·Apr 13, 2020----
Tara Thorne BurnsSteeling myselfLast year, I read an eyebrow-raising profile of the author Danielle Steel. The piece went viral because Steel’s lifestyle seems so bonkers…4 min read·Feb 24, 2020----
Tara Thorne BurnsOn reading, and on reading ‘Lolita’.Nabokov’s great novel has gained an unfair reputation in some circles. But Lolita doesn’t glorify depravity. It’s a masterful portrait of…6 min read·Nov 21, 2019--1--1
Tara Thorne Burns10 times George Harrison was refreshingly grumpy in his memoir ‘I Me Mine’What comes to mind when you think of George Harrison? I’m guessing spiritual, peaceful…maybe even Beatle? As a songwriter, Harrison isn’t…5 min read·Nov 15, 2019----
Tara Thorne Burns10 craziest stories from Shark Tracker by Richard Fitzpatrick (aka Australia’s shark guru)Australia’s shark guru Richard Fitzpatrick seems as committed to crazy exploits as he is to conservation. Here are 10 of the craziest…5 min read·Nov 4, 2019----