- May 27, 2020
Review of Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland
Atlantic City before WWII, with its giant hotels, piers, and hubbub, is the backdrop for this summer in the life of an extended family.
- May 25, 2020
Review of Know My Name by Chanel Miller
Miller is a beautiful, powerful writer with clear arguments and a compelling story of her own.
- May 15, 2020
Review of The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre
Macintyre presents a wonderfully paced and skillfully recounted Cold War-era story of spy intrigue, paranoia, bravery, and twists and turns.
- May 12, 2020
Review of A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
Veronica is a strong and unorthodox main protagonist who finds herself entangled in a dangerous set of circumstances.
- May 11, 2020
Review of Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow
Carefully researched and documented by Farrow, with twists and turns that feel so disturbingly outlandish as to seem like fiction at times.
- May 8, 2020
Review of books 1-3 of the Murderbot series by Martha Wells
Murderbot shows a reluctant, grumpy ability to care for others and a desire to develop its own sense of duty and sense of self.