FAIL by Rick Skwiot
FAIL, Rick Skwiot’s timely new mystery has all the elements of a story that’s been plucked from headline news: crumbling...
Covering, The Hidden Assault On Our Human Rights
“Covering, The Assault on Our Civil Rights” is a compact and meticulously researched book by Kenji Yoshino, a gay Japanese...
Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon
Telegraph Avenue Telegraph Avenue focuses on a group of Oakland, California residents who are juggling various crises. The current issue...
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
About fifty pages in, it becomes obvious why “Unbroken” has topped bestseller lists for three years and is again at...
Mink River, by Brian Doyle
Mink River was a total surprise and a pure joy! The action takes place in the fictional Northwestern coastal town...
Orange is the New Black
I almost didn’t read this book because I’d heard the author, Piper Kerman, described as a stereotypical, mean rich girl...
Notes From No Man’s Land, by Eula Biss
Notes From No Man’s Land, by Eula Biss ‘Time and Distance Overcome,’ the first essay traces the invention of the...
Bring Up the Bodies, by Hilary Mantel
Like many readers, I strive to finish books but, with so many wonderful choices and the proverbial, so little...
“Humans of New York:” This Is Not Your Mother’s New York
How often can you find a book with 400-plus gorgeous photos that’s reasonably priced, not awkwardly sized or ridiculously heavy...