The Imperfectionists
The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman The newspaper was a loser, even before the internet. The decision by an otherwise savvy Atlanta businessman to publish an international English-language newspaper in Rome […]
The House at Sugar Beach
The House at Sugar Beach by Helene Cooper The House at Sugar Beach by journalist Helene Cooper is the story of her privileged childhood in Liberia, her twenty-three-year exile, and […]
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride I am turning into my mother, and when I recently caught myself deep in a Southern Windup (SWU) I knew the […]
The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club
The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson Like many young women in post WWI England, Constance Haverhill is unemployed. Having taken a job as an estate manager […]
The Guncle
The Guncle by Steven Rowley Patrick O’Hara, a once-famous gay sitcom star, quite enjoys his niece and nephew’s brief visits to his stylish home in Palm Springs. But when their […]
The Good Lord Bird
The Good Lord Bird by James McBride As you know, my book club is a serious group. But every year we try to select a light hearted book with no […]
The Girls of Atomic City
The Girls of Atomic City, The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan What are the odds today of the Federal government funding, […]
The Georgetown Set
The Georgetown Set: Friends and Rivals in Cold War Washington by Gregg Herken “The hand that mixes the Georgetown martini is time and again the hand that guides the destiny […]
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter What a ghastly title! Only for you dear readers would I […]
The Fifth Season
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin The Fifth Season takes place on a planet called the Stillness. Not our earth exactly, but a place with recognizable features like oceans and […]