Book Reviews

The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir by Griffin Dunne
The celebrity memoir. The decision to read one is subject to…

The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution’s Original Meaning by A.J. Jacobs
We the People of the United State, in Order to form a more perfect…

How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley
When Constable Penny Martin pulled over the minibus she didn’t…

Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
Adina Giorno is born in September 1977 at the moment that the…

The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center
Emma Wheeler has been the full-time caretaker for her father,…

Audiobook Recommendations
Many of the books I read are in audiobook form; I enjoy the ease…

Loose Threads by Isol
Every so often, an adult will sheepishly tell me that they “still…

The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis by George Stephanopoulos
We arrive, fellow citizens, at the fleeting moments of a presidential…

When you are a single woman in her twenties and starting a career,…

The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee
Miye Lee’s THE DALLERGUT DREAM DEPARTMENT STORE imagines…

Family Family by Laurie Frankel
India Allwood grew up wanting to be an actor. She was hooked…

Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Mercy Thompson works as a Volkswagen mechanic in the Tri-Cities…

THE LOST YEAR by Katherine Marsh
I try to make it a point to read a handful of the National Book…

A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko
Have you ever thought about hopping into the Grand Canyon and…

The Library of Borrowed Hearts by Lucy Gilmore
Chloe once dreamed of being a librarian, now her dreams are for…