Every now and then, I read a book that makes me want to slow down—not because it is difficult to read, but because it asks […] Read More
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Our book club discussion of East of Eden by John Steinbeck covered a lot of ground. As always, we found ourselves wandering down some unexpected […] Read More
This is the post that I recommend when fellow readers are looking for a book club rec. It is our ratings round up from the […] Read More
Y’all. I’m so late in posting our 2026-2027 Short List! Sorry. I could post a litany of excuses but I’ll spare you. Here we are. […] Read More
The long list of books pitched in my book club’s annual process for selecting the books we’ll read in the upcoming year.
Tayari Jones’ latest novel, Kin, is set in the 1950s and 1960s and tells the story of Vernice and Annie, who call themselves “cradle friends” […] Read More
A few years ago, friends brought us some of these salted toffee cookies at Christmas. They were the most delicious cookie I had ever eaten, […] Read More
Best known for Atonement—shortlisted for the Booker in 2001 and adapted into an Academy Award–winning film in 2007—Ian McEwan is back with another layered, thought-provoking […] Read More
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden won the 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction and was short listed for the Booker Award in 2024, which […] Read More
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