I used to read a syndicated newspaper column penned by Dave Barry, and I fondly […]
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
The story begins in Morgen. Nebraska, where eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is returning to his hometown […]
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
In Sea of Tranquility, the author describes the old unsettled America, depicts how the population […]
Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet
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 […]