Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell Where to start? The premise, the language, the way the structure weaves around events and characters.…
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A Quest for Quiet and the Ability to Live in it
This essay was originally published on Medium.com. My husband and I are on a road trip this winter. With freedom…
The Listening Path by Julia Cameron
The Listening Path: The Creative Art of Attention (An Artist's Way Book) by Julia Cameron This is a manual for…
Mt. Moriah’s Wake by Melissa Norton Carro
Mt. Moriah's Wake by Melissa Norton Carro Melissa Carro has written a stunning debut about trauma and loss and persevering…
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps her House by Cherie Jones · NYJB Review
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps her House by Cherie Jones This review was originally published by the New York Journal…
Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi · NYJB Review
Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi This review originally appeared in the New York Journal of Books. Burnt Sugar is an incredible…
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam Maybe not the best audiobook choice for the day after a coup-attempt and…
The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson The seventeen…
Dreamland by Sam Quinones
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones I picked up Dreamland at the suggestion of a person…
New Year’s Books and Wishes
Welcome 2021! I know the trouble isn’t over and life will never be the same, but I am so glad…