This riotous, fast-paced, deeply human novel is set in the housing projects in south Brooklyn. This is NOT A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Not by a mile. But it IS Brooklyn, in all its complex dysfunction. James McBride hit it out of the ballpark with his newest novel. I predict this book will get shortlisted…
The Autobiography of Malcolm X has been on my To-Read list for years, but I finally picked it up and read it. I am so glad I did. My main thought as I finished it was that the world lost a brilliant man too soon. I wonder at Malcolm’s potential accomplishments and legacy if he…
Book review: 11.22.63 by Stephen King. One of the best time travel books, fiction Hard to believe, I know, but I have never read a novel by Stephen King. While I read a lot of books every year (200 in 2019), across most genres, I avoid horror. I can take a gruesome murder mystery, but…
This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my disclosures, here. The first thing you need to know is that I loved The Testaments, even though I did not particularly like The Handmaid’s Tale as a book. My first exposure to Atwood’s dystopian reality was through the TV series. The visual imagery of the rituals…
Readers attracted to global literature will find His Name is David an exceptional way to delve into the culture and history of Flanders Belgium. This book, a best-seller in The Netherlands and Belgium is written by Dutch/Flemish author Jan Vantoortelboom. The novel overlays a tragic coming of age story, WWI history and the ethos/aura of…
This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my disclosures here. Two Old Women, written by one of Alaska’s most influential and important indigenous authors, Velma Wallis. The story is based on an Athabascan legend and depicts universal themes. This compelling story about two frail and complaining old women deemed dispensable by their tribe hooked…
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