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 …
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My Life in Middlemarch by Rebecca Mead
Why did I delay reading this book for so long? I finally brought it to work, where it sat on …
32 of 55: The Seduction of Water by Carol Goodman
Carol Goodman is a one-woman publishing phenomenon. Since 2002, she’s produced eight books—each a unique story, not part of a …
9 of 55: Miss Pym Disposes by Josephine Tey
While looking unsuccessfully for one mystery, I found another on the shelves at the Barnes & Noble in Oceanside, CA. …
2 of 55: Death Comes to Pemberley
Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James This seemed like a dream book! First, I love Jane Austen and in …
1 of 55: Alice I Have Been
Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin What an interesting idea for a novel: exploring and imagining (this is a …
Started Early, Took My Dog – Kate Atkinson
Although I read the whole book—completing it while on vacation in San Francisco—I found Started Early, Took My Dog less …
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