Eric Lanke

One of the things I like about Maugham novels is that they generally take me some time to figure out. I’ve written before about how Maugham ...

“Thank you for that report, Alan,” Eleanor was saying twenty minutes later, after my presentation and with everyone reconvened around the bo...

If you want to enjoy this book, don’t see the movie first. Because the movie spoils the book, and not just from the point of view of giving ...

I sat outside the room the board was meeting in for forty-five minutes. Well, I wasn’t actually sitting for most of that time; I was pacing,...

Here’s the blurb on the back of my paperback copy: Whether we’re buying a pair of jeans, selecting a long-distance carrier, choosing a d...

I've been posting these Top Five lists at the end of every year for the last seven years. Over those seven years, a handful of posts hav...

Have you ever been to Miami Beach? You have, huh? Which one? What do I mean? Well, I imagine you didn’t notice, but there are two Miami ...