Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet was so engaging and easy to read yet so cleverly constructed […]
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Melinda Sordino is the first-person storyteller who attends Merryweather High School near Syracuse. Readers meet […]
A Land Remembered by Patrick Smith
A Land Remembered provides an incredible Florida story, and I quickly read the more than […]
Empire Falls by Richard Russo
I just reread Empire Falls in preparation for a discussion I was leading. I’ve decided […]
City on Fire by Don Winslow
City on fire is a fictional story of organized crime in Providence, Rhode Island, during […]
The Summer Friend by Charles McGrath
Charles McGrath, an illustrious writer, produces beautiful prose in The Summer Friend, a memoir of […]
Family Happiness by Leo Tolstoy
I read three short works by Tolstoy published in one book: Family Happiness, Master and […]
Sea Wife by Amity Gaige
Juliet and Michael’s marriage was as turbulent and unpredictable as the sea when they took […]
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Book Lovers by Emily Henry was a fun summer beach read about people who love […]
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
“Any story could be a comedy or a tragedy, depending on where you ended it. […]
