Instead it should make you think of Stephen Hawking, who incorporates the saying into the beginning of his 1988 book A Brief History of Time. Or Terry Pratchett and Discworld. It is an expression of the problem of infinite regress.

It's a nice exploration of anxiety and OCD. Plus I'm a sucker for John Green.

By Elizabeth Bear
Steampunk, old West, Jack-the-Ripper mystery...

A Jack-the-Ripper yarn of the old west with a light touch in Karen's own memorable voice, and a mesmerizing evocation of classic steam-powered science. "You ain't gonna like what I have to tell you, but I'm gonna tell you anyway. See, my name is Karen Memery, like memory only spelt with an e, and I'm one of the girls what works in the Hôtel Mon Cherie on Amity Street."

And this novel is full of wonderful, vivid, and unique characters.I will be sorry to finish it.

That book series was huge when I was in high school (along with The Sword of Shannara).

I need to reread at some point. I went back and reread The Sword of Shannara about five years ago. I was not impressed, and I was shocked it became the basis of a huge franchise (I stopped reading fantasy after high school).

not sure how impressed I will be. But I DID read Lord of the Rings in my 30s and loved it more than most anything else ever, so I might be sucked in once again.

They are much better than Shannara.

I'm about halfway through and I really like it.

This newest one sounds really good.

I've read most of her books, I especially liked Animal Dreams and The Lacuna. I started reading The Poisenwood Bible, but for some reason I didn't finish it.

William Kent Krueger, book 2 of the Cork O'Connor series. It is called Boundary Waters.

Former Minnesotan here, love the Boundary Waters area. Great setting for a winter thriller. There's a must-read for me.

It is the first book in the series, and sets the stage for what is to come.

My family comes from Minnesota, but from the southern part of the state.

Yeah, I lived in St. Paul but did take one day trip up there. Said we really should come back and do a canoe trip some time but of course that never came about. Sadly. Had friends, though, who did and always saw their photos, etc.

I hope it works for a novel in a new Marginalized Voices literature class next school year. It seems to be a good exploration of privilege.

I hope it pans out.

Let us know.

by Bryan Reardon.

In the near future a terrorist bomb is set off in New York's Penn Station, killing and maiming lots of people. Michael was on the phone with his wife when it happened, and he seems to have disappeared. I'm only 40 pages in, but so far it's good. Lots of nice, everyday detail of people's lives.