A Woman in the Polar Night, Christiane Ritter
She wrote only one book in her lifetime, and lived to be 103. This woman got it right. I heard of this book from N. Miller, the author of...
Dear Cary, Dyan Cannon
I chose this novel for one reason only – Cary Grant. I had no clue he’d been married to Dyan Cannon so it churned my interest. It was a...
The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven, Nathaniel Miller
His first novel, and a brilliant one. His style of prose and the ebb and flow of words are displayed tactfully within his characters and...
Rock Concert, Marc Myers
Through interviews with those who were there… How rock flowered and influenced American culture over the decades- from small and dynamic...
The Nineties, Chuck Klosterman
The nineties—the last period in American history when personal and political engagement was still viewed as optional. The 1990s was a...
The Puzzler, AJ Jacobs
I read all of his books just because the subjects and themes he picks are interesting and different. He’s a devotee of all things puzzles...