Stella Hardesty is a 50-something widow who runs a sewing shop and has a side business setting abusive men straight . . . First she […]
Book Review: Code Name Verity
I can’t get enough of this book. I get tingles every time I even think about it. That kind of story deserves to be read, re-read, […]
Awesome 90s Creepiness
Take a trip back to the ’90s with Tenderness by Robert Cormier (published in 1997). 15-year-old Lori becomes obsessed with an 18-year-old serial killer who […]
Endearing Psychopaths
Paul, the narrator of The Dinner anticipates an aggravatingly pretentious evening in the company of his famous brother and their wives. Serge has chosen an […]
In and Out of Capes: My Superhero Reading List
Superheroes are breaking out of comics and landing in prose short stories and novels. Below is a reading list of superhero and super-villain books — […]
The Orchardist
I am reading The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin. Not gonna sugar-coat it, and as more than one review I’ve read about it says, it is “somber.” This is Coplin’s first novel […]
Delicious Reads: A Book List
Presenting a list of culinary fiction and nonfiction titles to make your mind and mouth water. The Language of Baklava by Diana Abu-Jaber Life, […]
Me before You
Louisa’s sister Treena is the golden girl of the family, the first to attend University, even if she did drop out and have a baby. […]
Middle Age Chick- Lit
Would you agree to take part in an anonymous survey on marriage at the same time you were questioning and evaluating the sustainability of your own relationship? This is what […]
