I stumbled across this title, The Unquiet Bones , by accident–I’m not sure now where I read about it—and decided to request a copy because it […]
Literary African American Writers
Below are literary books by African American authors. Some of these are obvious timeless classics . . . Others will become classics in time . […]
Every Book Is Not For Everyone
Haven’t we all picked up books recommended by friends, family members, neighbors, or book reviewers? Often, they are wonderful reads, but occasionally they are books that we just […]
The Laughing Policeman by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo: Sweden in the 1960’s
The Laughing Policeman is one of a series of police procedurals featuring Superintendant Martin Beck and Detective Lennert Kollberg as well as several other detectives. […]
Five Stars for Still Alice by Lisa Genova
There are four things you need to know about Still Alice: A Novel by Lisa Genova before you read the rest of this blog: 1. You will not want to […]
Farewell, Teacher Man
(Photo by Elke Wetzig courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) It was with great sadness that I read that Frank Mccourt, author of Angela’s Ashes, died. When […]
First Time Novelists — 2008
The following list represents just a small number of the many talented first time novelists who had their books published in 2008. Why read a […]
Book List: Go, Dogs, Go!
Below are fiction and non-fiction books with dog characters, training and care information, or other information about dogs. All of them are available through the libraries of the […]
A True Must-Read: “Three Cups of Tea” by Greg Mortensen and David Oliver Relin
This book has had great recommendations and widespread publicity. Nonetheless, some may imagine that it is political, religious, dull, or predictable. It is none of […]
