Fans of Wally Lamb will feel right at home in The River is Waiting, where the angst and raw humanity of Corby Ledbetter echo Lamb’s […] Read More
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I was just a few pages into Lee Martin’s The Evening Shades when I felt its similarities to Kent Haruf’s Our Souls at Night. And […] Read More
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix has spent weeks on the Publishers Weekly Hardcover Fiction Top Ten list, but like much of today’s contemporary […] Read More
I first read Wayward in 2023, drawn in by its stunning cover. Once I started Emilia Hart’s debut, I was captivated by its themes and […] Read More
The quote at the beginning of The Warrior: What happens when what you don’t see is more significant than what you do see? by T. […] Read More
We did it! For the first time, possibly ever, we selected our short list of ten without a run-off. While there’s one or two that […] Read More
I’ve heard several financial experts say if you want to learn how to invest like Warren Buffett, there are two things to read: his annual letter to his shareholders and Buffettology by Mary Buffett, his former daughter-in-law.
We’re at that time of year! Earlier this week my book group met for its annual book pitch which is a really fun meeting because […] Read More
While technically Day by Michael Cunningham will fall into the category of COVID pandemic fiction, this one was beautifully and uniquely constructed—three days in three years, stretching from 2019 to 2021. The same day on the calendar, so each is a year apart.
Last week when I was wrapping up my review of The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese, I saw that he was going to be […] Read More