

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 14, 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 10, 2020


Review of Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
The issues Stevenson raises may make readers uncomfortable, but they're all worth looking at under a microscope and demanding change.
Apr 23, 2020


Review of Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
The most fascinating parts for me were the late-in-life reflections from those who had been involved in the IRA's brutal and unrelenting...
Feb 16, 2020


Review of Apeirogon by Colum McCann
This is beautiful, powerful, illuminating, and heart-wrenching.
Jan 27, 2020


Review of Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
Vance shares his unlikely, circuitous route to an emotionally and financially stable adult life. In Hillbilly Elegy, Vance mainly shares...
Jan 23, 2020


Review of The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life... by Tracy Walder
I love a peek at a secret world, and here Walder offers fascinating glimpses of her life as a CIA and an FBI agent.
Jan 1, 2020


Review of Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
I loved Alex and Henry and really all of the characters, the banter, and especially McQuiston's politics lite.
Sep 20, 2019


Review of The Parting Glass by Gina Marie Guadagnino
There's a love triangle and fantastic details that bring the era1830s to life. The Parting Glass has both substance and lovely lighter...
Apr 5, 2019
