Weekly book reviews in most genres, including classics and not-to-be-missed. Books selected and reviews written by a librarian specializing in readers’ advisory.
Ruth Ware dives into the world of information security and its dark side, affecting everyone who uses an app, phone, digital banking, which means everyone. Exciting, dangerous, and fast-paced, great suspenseful mystery.
Read MoreQuirky, funny sci fi novel, perfect for a light weekend read. TV, bacon, cheese, and plastic are our greatest achievements of human civilization, apparently.
Read MoreAt long last, Landay delivers his next excellent mystery after Defending Jacob. Worth the wait.
Read MoreA New Jersey Italian story of love, food, and too much family in your business, this is a perfect beach read for August.
Read MoreA modern homage to Little Women, but so much more. Lessons on depression, family relationships, and how love is always the best choice. A perfect summer read!
Read MoreYou will fly through this story of cultural appropriation, literary theft, and poisonous social media, as our heroine is desperate to obtain publishing success at any cost. Highly recommended.
Read MoreA whimsical tale of life and death, and how it is never too late to learn to love, and enjoy good tea.
Read MoreAn eighteenth century story of shipwreck, survival, and the price of poor leadership.
Read MoreMeet Sallie Kincaid, a Prohibition-era young woman coming of age in hillbilly rural Virginia, learning her families’ legacy, and what her own path will be. Recommended for your summer reading list.
Read MoreAliens have arrived, and humanity is exiled to Antarctica to survive. Thus begins an exciting story of survival and moral choices.
Read MoreThe Afghanistan War is now history. As we assess the cost, Junger’s book is an important part of understanding the human toll, the price our young men have paid for that conflict.
Read MoreA cautionary tale of what often happens when people are threatened and look for easy solutions, losing our humanity in the process. Highly recommended.
Read MoreGrady Hendrix returns with his trademark blend of southern humor and alarming horror.
Read MoreProbably the most important book you’ll read this year. See if you agree with Zeihan’s trend analysis.
Read MoreGain a new outlook on the sensory world of animals. Much of what we know was only learned very recently.
Read MoreThe Catholic Church and her faithful have suffered much in recent years. Read Taylor Marshall’s well-researched presentation of the facts for a better understanding of where we are, and the way forward.
Read MoreWhether you agree with Harry’s viewpoint or not, it is an interesting story, to learn of the effects to a person and family of grief unresolved, on such a public level.
Read MoreA book about the importance of family, love, and personal responsibility, told with excellent plotting, character development, and great humor.
Read MoreTwo teens who discover the excitement and risks of creativity in a boring rural town. Great novel.
Read MoreA brilliant cozy mystery, with a neurodivergent protagonist. Did the maid do it?
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