Tolstoy and the Purple Chair
by Nina Sankovitch The subtitle of Sankovitch’s book is “My Year of Magical Reading,” and it must have been a …
Category Archives: Finding new books
The Uncommon Reader: Alan Bennett
In January, I read James Mustich’s 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die—and Uncommon Reader was one of the thirty …
Fallen Fret by Ray Richard
I’m as guilty as the next reader of drifting into ruts, defaulting too often to the same genres, settings, and …
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
The Dogs Stars made me cry, at a very specific spot. Its author, Peter Heller, has revived my faith—recently put …
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison H. Bartlett
BONUS: A final book for “55 at 55” Bookstores and libraries are magical places, inviting us to discover new reading …
53 of 55: Imagined London by Anna Quindlen
I like Anna Quindlen’s writing: novels such as Black and Blue and essays enjoyed over the years. I have a …
51: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
I’d never heard of Cloud Atlas—published in 2004—until my friend Dan mentioned that he was reading it in advance of …
45 of 55: The Forever Marriage by Ann Bauer
The brief reviews I read earlier in the year didn’t pique my interest in The Forever Marriage. But I so …
16 of 55: English Country House Murders – edited by Thomas Godfrey
The short story is such an amazing genre—a powerhouse of character, plot, and theme packed into a tiny package. But …
Reading list, March 2012
I’ve been checking out Good Reads, the site for books and readers—not quite sure whether I want to join or …
