

Five Came Back, Mark Harris
A thorough and well-researched book on the eyes of WWII through the lens of five of Hollywood's most famous directors, who entered the...


The Overstory, Richard Powers
The author tells the story of 9 Americans who are drawn into deep and interesting relationships with trees. Each character arc is so...


You Think It, I’ll Say It, Curtis Sittenfeld
The author’s first short-story collection captures the very essence of what it was like to be alive in pre-COVID America. A quick read of...


The Nasty Bits, Anthony Bourdain
This is my second read of this book from the only man I’ve ever bothered to watch an entire series, beside my own, that’s reality-based. ...


The Order of Time, Carlo Rovelli
The theoretical physicist gives a poetic voice to the common human experience of moving through time. The book is divided into 3 parts:...


There, There. Tommy Orange
Been hearing a lot about this novel so when it finally became available in the library, I jumped on it. Each chapter is a character study...


Mobituaries, Mo Rocca
Mo talks about life and death and those that maybe got the raw end of the deal… that should be known by the general public, but aren’t....


Daring Greatly, Brene Brown
I skimmed through this book… just trying to get her perspective on how she writes and if anything popped out out to me. I much prefer...


100 Years of the Best American Short Stories, Lorrie Moore
It was interesting to see how in the 1990s there was a return to straight realism in literary fiction. Perhaps it was the response to the...


Reading Behind Bars, Jill Grunenwald
Jill’s story of how during the ugly recession, no job and bills to pay, drove her and her master’s degree to seek and acquire a job as a...