The Woman Upstairs, by Claire Messud

March 19, 2014

If you are of an age where you meet friends in a skeezy bar over a few pitchers of beer …

After I’m Gone: A Novel, by Laura Lippman

March 6, 2014

Felix Brewster is a small-time number runner and strip club owner who would be furious at being called “small-time.” He’s …

February 12, 2014

I had the devil’s own time getting into this collection of essays, but after some false starts I loved it. The …

February 4, 2014

I’m assuming just about everyone read Gone Girl last year. I did – though I’m one of the three people in the …

February 3, 2014

The Goldfinch honestly thrilled me. Its prose is so rich, its story so engrossing, and the characters so compelling that I was absorbed …

February 3, 2014

This book sold about 1500 copies in the first month or so after its publication. Then the news broke that the author …

February 3, 2014

This is going to be a blog about books I love and want to share with other readers. I’m not a …