A Certain Slant
Book 2 of the Maggie Barnes Trilogy
Broken Glass
Book 1 of the Maggie Barnes Trilogy
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
The Nickel Boys goes deeper than cold facts. Whitehead uses the skills of brilliant fiction writing to walk readers up close to the personal nature of the cruelty suffered by the boy victims of the Dozier School....
THANKSGIVING 2019
This is the season in which we annually give a shout out to Abraham Lincoln who nearly 150 years ago first declared that a Thursday late in November should be a day for Thanksgiving. We recognize Lincoln but neglect one of our founding mothers, Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, who was the inspiration behind establishing...
Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout.
It’s a delight to have Olive back, a few years older and salty as ever. For readers who first became acquainted with this enigmatic character in Elizabeth Strout’s 2008 novel called Olive Kitteridge, catching up with her a decade later in Olive, Again is like meeting up with an old friend....
In Memory of Ernest J. Gaines
On Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Ernest J. Gaines completed his life. He has left us a lesson before dying. An unforgettable one. May he Rest in Peace....
Ok Boomer
Zoomers have heard enough of our tales about how things used to be. They aren’t interested in hearing about what life was like when we were young....
It’s Halloween Again
Pets, especially dogs, have become surrogate children, and Halloween is their holiday too....
Talking Heads or Pasquino
Several times lately I have turned off the TV in the middle of the news just after intentionally turning it on to catch up with the day’s breaking headlines. What's the difference between free speech and cheap talk?...
Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
My thoughts about "Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About People We Don’t Know" by Malcolm Gladwell Published by Little, Brown, 2019...
Where the Crawdads Sing
My thoughts about "Where the Crawdads Sing: A Novel" by Delia Owens Published by Random House, 2018...
Things We Refuse to See
My thoughts about "Inland: A Novel" by Téa Obreht Published by Random House, 2019...
