Bringing Home The Birkin
Bringing Home the Birkin by Michael Tonello BHTB is a chick-lit novel, although at first glance it violates a few standards of the genre. It is not written by a […]
Boomerang
Boomerang by Michael Lewis If you are interested in the European financial crisis or merely a student of human behavior, I recommend Michael Lewis’s book Boomerang. Lewis’s forte is telling […]
Bridge of Sighs
Bridge Of Sighs by Richard Russo Last month I had dinner at The Palm with a dozen or so women. Toward the end of the meal I asked (apropos of […]
Book of Ages
Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin by Jill Lepore Have you ever found yourself deep in a project, having devoted countless hours and valuable resources, only […]
Black Maestro
Black Maestro, The Epic Life of an American Legend by Joe Drape Before the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, and NASCAR, the national sport in the United States was horse racing. […]
The Most of Nora Ephron
The Most of Nora Ephron, a collection of writings from the late journalist, novelist, screenwriter, foodie, and feminist is also a mainstay on my nightstand. From her short pieces in […]
The Book of Delights
The Book of Delights by Ross Gay Winner of the National Book Circle Award for Poetry, Ross Gay “decided …to write a daily essay about something delightful.” His rules: write […]
Bite By Bite
Bite by Bite by Aimee Nezhukumatathil Aimee Nezhukumatathil, author of a collection of nature essays, World of Wonders, and a professor of English at the University of Mississippi, Oxford, has […]
Bedside Table Books
I usually read a book before bed, but often the next morning, I cannot remember what I read! Does this happen to you? If so, I suggest the Bedside Table […]
Binocular Vision
Binocular Vision by Edith Pearlman I love a late life success story, so I was thrilled when my book club chose a collection of short stories, Binocular Vision, by Edith […]
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain When a reviewer declares that Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, “is as close to the Great American Novel as anyone is likely […]
American Gun
American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 by Cameron McWhirter Lest you think I read nothing but crime novels (mostly true!) I read and recommend American Gun: The True […]
All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle
Hubert Bird is a busy retiree in London—lots of friends, bingo, and outings to the garden center. Or at least that’s what he tells his daughter in their weekly phone […]
All In by Billie Jean King
I was inspired to read Billie Jean King’s autobiography, All In, after listening to a terrific interview with eighty-year-old BJK on the Wiser Than Me podcast. Other than the highlights, […]
An Artist of the Floating World
If you enjoyed The Remains of the Day, I recommend Kazuo Ishiguro’s earlier novel, An Artist of the Floating World (©1986) which also features an unreliable narrator and explores many […]