Marc Stuart Connolly’s The News: A Cold War Novel is a tense historical thriller set in 1983, one of the most dangerous periods of the Cold War. The story begins when Soviet […]
Obstinate Daughters by Denise Kiernan gave me a very different way of looking at the American Revolution. Instead of telling the story primarily through the familiar Founding Fathers, battles, and political speeches, […]
Sonny Boy is Al Pacino’s memoir, covering his childhood in the Bronx, his difficult early years, his discovery of acting, and his remarkable journey from struggling theater actor to one of Hollywood’s […]
Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere is a compelling family drama about motherhood, privilege, secrets, and the consequences of believing that we know what is best for other people. The story takes place […]
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair appeared on a list of books from each state. Since I live in New Hampshire and hadn’t heard of the book before, I decided to […]
The Carver Affair is the fifth book in Pam Lecky’s Lucy Lawrence Mysteries, moving the series from its familiar Victorian London setting to Dublin in 1894. It combines a murder investigation, missing-person […]
It is very rare that I find a book I am ready to rave about. King Sorrow, however, is a book I will rave about. I loved Stephen King from my pre-teen […]
Ellie Alexander’s A Very Novel Murder is a charming new beginning for Annie Murray and Fletcher Hughes, the bookselling sleuths who now add private investigators to their growing list of occupations. Set […]
There are some memoirs you listen to because you’re curious about the celebrity. And then there are memoirs that make you feel like you’ve actually gotten to know the person behind the […]
At the beginning of The Magical Game, author Addy Baird describes the moment she fell in love with the game. She took her father to see the Mets vs. the Royals in […]
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