Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
Emma returns to her hometown to help care for her dad. As straightforward as that…
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Carrie Soto is a star tennis player with an amazing record that’s about to be…
In Love: a Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom
This book is about the right to die and about how to find accompanied suicide…
The 5th Tuesday of January, 2023
Here are the top ten best-selling books for 2022 – across all genres – plus…
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
Miles has two rules for Tate when they hook up: she can never ask about…
We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
Edi is about to enter hospice care. She does so with her lifelong friend, Ash,…
Meredith, alone by Claire Alexander
Fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine will like this book about Meredith Maggs who…
Secrets of Happiness by Joan Silber
Joan Silber’s new book got reviews from many major publications! It is a “relay narrative”…
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is a huge success with middle school kids….
Beach Read by Emily Henry
The author says: “It’s about a disillusioned romance author and a literary fiction writer who…
Signal fires by Dani Shapiro
A tragic car accident forever impacts the lives of those involved, especially when the incident…
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
Adults world-wide receive a box with a string inside. The length of the string is…
November 9 by Colleen Hoover
Too young for a serious romance when they meet at 18, Fallon & Ben meet…
The 5th Tuesday of November, 2022
This report for book lovers has 5 reviews of notable books + a list of…
Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker
This is the true story of Don & Mimi Galvin and their 12 children, 6…
Anxious People By Fredrik Backman
An ill-planned bank robbery becomes an ill-planned hostage situation in this book about how idiotically…
The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
Be warned: This is a novel about a cooking class but it’s not your normal…
True Biz by Sara Novic
This story about teenagers at a residential Deaf school will teach you a lot about…
Must Read Well by Ellen Pall
A doctoral candidate in feminist literature uses underhanded means to get close to the author…
Sondheim & Me by Paul Salsini
If you love everything Sondheim, this book’s for you. Learn about the author’s long term…
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
This is a light-hearted and funny book except that it is so full of misogynistic…
Bookish People by Susan Coll
A fictional look behind the scenes at an independent book store written by Susan Coll,…
The 5th Tuesday of August, 2022
I post slice-of-life blogs on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. But what…
The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith
Watch Greta James, as she worries about the four men in her life and about…
Leave the World Behind By Rumaan Alam
You know all those potential disasters in modern life you don’t let yourself worry about?…
The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz
A dysfunctional couple have 3 dysfunctional kids via in-vitro fertilization. Thank goodness for the birth…
Flying Solo by Linda Holmes
A 40 year old woman – who just canceled her wedding – returns to her…
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
Lenny and Alice have a close father/daughter bond. Alice uses time travel to find keys…
Mustique Island by Sarah McCoy
Mustique Island in the 1970s was the playground of Princess Margaret, Mick Jagger, and the…
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
Want to end artists’ block? Learn to do morning pages and take artists’ dates! This…
The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
Three women who are in their 70s and who have been friends for 40 years,…
I Used to Have a Plan but Life Had Other Ideas by Alessandra Olanow
This book is short on words and heavily illustrated by the author. If you need…
I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O’Farrell
Some novelists publish autobiographical non-fiction showing us where their lives intersect with their stories. Learn…
The Fifth Tuesday Of May, 2022
Eight book suggestions are included in this report for book lovers. Four are chicklit-ish for…
State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny
A newly elected U.S. President and his Secretary of State clean up the mess left…
Virgil Wander by Leif Enger
Watch Virgil Wander as he comes back to life after a brain injury. Not even…
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
Who is Colleen Hoover and why does she have so many books in the top…
The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain
Racial issues, women’s issues, and the polio epidemic all collide in this work of historical…
The Fifth Tuesday Of March 2022
Here is a life lesson: When I spend time watching TV, I have less time…
What Could Be Saved By Liese O’Halloran Schwarz
A family whose child disappeared fifty years ago may have finally found the lost son….
The Love of My Life by Rosie Walsh
What happens when a man learns his marriage is built on lies? Even his wife’s…
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
A psychologist turns detective to investigate a grisly murder in this book. If that sounds…
Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell
The impact of having kids and of keeping secrets are the main topics in this…
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Four siblings in their 20’s – and virtually alone in the world – face life,…
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
OxyContin played a large part in the opioid epidemic. Learn how the drug – and…
Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce
Rachel Joyce wrote “The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.” She returns with a new trek:…
Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout
Lucy Barton is a character created by Elizabeth Strout in 2016. Strout revisited Lucy in…
The Editor by Steven Rowley
James Smale is a novelist in New York in 1992. He is shocked when he…
The Boy in the Field by Margot Livesey
Three teenage siblings are changed forever after finding a boy in the field. Wait! Why…
Who is Maud Dixon by Alexandra Andrews
Helen Wilcox wrote a bestseller under the pen name, Maud Dixon. Florence Darrow is a…
Fifth Tuesday of November, 2021
These are the five most-read book reviews I have posted over the last two and…
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
When a 69-year-old woman disappears, should her adult kids report it to the police? What…
The One-In-A-Million boy by Monica Wood
When an 11-year-old boy dies, his dad takes over his service project, and learns a…
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
Travel from Poland to Chile, to Israel, and to New York City to figure out…
You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz
“Physician, heal thyself” applies to psychologist, Grace Sachs, who counsels women who SHOULD HAVE KNOWN…
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
The story of Jacob Finch Bonner, an author who is in “the special purgatory for…
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict
It’s a 95-year-old mystery: In 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared for eleven days. Where did she…
All the Rivers by Dorit Rabinyan
An Israeli woman and a Palestinian man fall in love in New York. Ultimately they…
Have You Seen Luis Velez? by Catherine Ryan Hyde
A teenage boy befriends a 92-year-old blind woman & solves the mystery of what happened…
Eternal by Lisa Scottoline
The story of three friends in Rome, Italy during World War II. One is Jewish,…
The Brilliant Life Of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons
By the end of this book, Eudora gets exactly what she deserves! And I mean…
The Fifth Tuesday of August 2021
I post slice-of-life blogs on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. But what…
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Two people with little in common become friends and then so much more – and…
Eternal Life by Dara Horn
Rachel makes a deal with God. If He’ll save her sick son, she agrees to…
Better Luck Next Time by Julia Claiborne Johnson
A divorce was easy to get in Reno in 1938. It took 6 weeks to…
Two Books with the Same Plot
Two books in which a found object becomes the proof of a marital infidelity, and…
Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand
The New York Post called Elin Hilderbrand, “the queen of the easy-breezy summer read.” This…
The Secrets We Keep by Kate Hewitt
The book opens with a woman sitting vigil over her barely breathing daughter. Two moms…
Tiny Beautiful things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed
Best selling author, Cheryl Strayed, stars as “Sugar,” an advice columnist who uses the stories…
Fifth Tuesday of June 2021
I post slice-of-life blogs on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. But what…
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
When Owen Michaels disappears, he leaves behind his new wife – and his teen age…
The Book of V. by Anna Solomon
Modern-day Brooklyn, DC in the 70s, and biblical times all overlap in this unique retelling…
Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny
Get inside of Graham’s head as he deals with his much younger – and too…
Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny
The relationship between 26-year-old Jane and 40-something year old Duncan, the perennial playboy, grows into…
Your Writing Matters by Colleen M. Story
This book helps me understand that modern culture plays a part in my need for…
Hamnet By Maggie O’Farrell
A 305 page book that fully imagines the private life of William Shakespeare without mentioning…
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V. E. Schwab
If you’ve ever thought of making a deal with the devil, Addie Larue would tell…
Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Like a Pick-A-Path book, the author explores two outcomes for Hannah, asking the question: Does…
The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead
On the one hand, this book is about gay marriage from a child’s point of…
That’s Not a Thing by Jacqueline Friedland
Meredith is torn between two lovers in this novel. Readers will wonder two things: Who…
The Fifth Tuesday Of March
I post slice-or-life blogs on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. But what…
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
If you cried when you read Charlotte’s Web to your children, prepare to sob when…
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Midnight Library is the place between life and death where you can not only…
The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman
There’s a 200-year-old curse on the second-born daughters of the Fontana family. Is it a…
Eliza Starts a Rumor by Jane L. Rosen
A rumor on an online women’s forum brings 4 ladies together. One is agoraphobic, two…
Long Bright River by Liz Moore
Two sisters star in this book. One is a cop and the other is a…
Evvie Drake Starts Over By Linda Holmes
If you like a book that makes you laugh and cry and that teaches a…
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo By Taylor Jenkins Reid
Mega-star Evelyn had 7 husbands! But who was the love of her life? The answer…
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
If you are a person who ever enjoyed reading a fan magazine or an in-depth…
All Adults Here by Emma Straub
Regarding family Astrid says, “This was the job of a parent: to fuck up, over…
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
There is controversy surrounding this book, which was an Oprah Book Club pick. Here’s the…
News of the World by Paulette Jiles
Civil War veteran, Capt. Jefferson Kyle Kidd, works to return a ten year old girl…
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
Twelve-year-old Edward is the sole survivor of a plane crash that killed 191 people including…
The Fifth Tuesday of December
I post slice-of-life blogs on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. But what…
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine By Gail Honeyman
This book is a mystery and a love story. What happened to Eleanor in the…
Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey by Kathleen Rooney
Two points of view tell about the “Lost Battalion” in WWI in this novel: Major…
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
After the death of a teenager girl, the author has the audacity — and the…
The Authenticity Project By Clare Pooley
Everyone lies about their lives. What would happen if you shared the truth instead? The…
Landslide by Susan Conley
Read all about the many challenges of the fishing industry, the many challenges of marriage,…
The Vanishing Half By Brit Bennett
Race issues and personal identity are among the big issues to talk about in this…
The Margot Affair By Sanae Lemoine
Two options for the mother/teenage daughter relationship are mentioned: killing the daughter or taking a…
Ask Again, Yes By Mary Beth Keane
I found myself shouting at one of the characters with regularity. “No! Don’t do that!…
The Most Fun We Ever Had By Claire Lombardo
This is the story of LOVE in capital letters between Marilyn and David Sorenson. Can…
The 5th Tuesday of September
I post new blogs on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. But what…
The Immortalists By Chloe Benjamin
If you knew the exact date of your death, would you be more reckless or…
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage By Ann Patchett
This book makes me not only want to read everything written by Ann Patchett, it…
The Chaperone By Laura Moriarty
The secondary story in this book is what I liked best. In it, an odd…
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander Newfoundland by Jim DeFede
This is the heart warming story of the 38 planes & 7000 people who could…
The Only Woman In The Room By Marie Benedict
This historical novel tells about actress Hedy Lamarr. Her life was amazing. From Louis B….
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
This book has autobiographical elements, mirroring Patchett’s parents’ divorce and her subsequent life with a…
The Girl He Used to Know By Tracey Garvis Graves
This book is told from the point of view of someone who fits the criteria…
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
This is the story of Maeve and Danny Conroy, their wicked stepmother, and the mansion…
Rules For Visiting by Jessica Francis Kane
If you’re not always sure how to negotiate friendship, this book’s for you. If you…
Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
Olive Kitteridge is quite a character! She stars in two books and in an HBO…
Writers & Lovers By Lily King
There are lots of reasons that this book was enjoyable, but especially in the time…
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Joan Didion’s husband, John Gregory Dunne, literally died mid-sentence as he sat at home waiting…
Chances Are by Richard Russo
Three male college friends reunite decades later to figure out what happened to Jacy, the…
A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler
A wrenching story about racial injustice featuring a biracial “man” (he’s 18!) and an “underage…
The Diplomat’s Daughter By Karin Tanabe
Historical fiction can be such an eye-opener. This tale of WWII shows us what it…
Failing Up By Leslie Odom, Jr.
Leslie Odom, Jr. was in the original Broadway cast of Hamilton, starring as Aaron Burr….
4321 By Paul Auster
The book is about a character named Archie Ferguson. Auster treats us to four different…
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Elena Richardson has four teenagers, two boys and two girls. Mia Warren has one teenager,…
Educated, a Memoir by Tara Westover
Most read this as the story of a young woman leaving an abusive home life…
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Kya, the so-called Marsh Girl, is abandoned by her family at the age of ten…
The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
An odd group of people comes together to form a family in this wonderful novel…
The Confession Club by Elizabeth Berg
In this book, a group of women meet regularly to share their secrets. Where the…
Fleishman Is In Trouble By Taffy Brodesser-Akner
This is the story of a couple in their early forties who are going through…
Bossypants by Tina Fey
Tina Fey has a lot more to offer her fans than just laughs in this…
The Whole Town’s Talking By Fannie Flagg
If you like books where the author paints a picture of what happens in the…
Old Filth By Jane Gardam
FILTH is an acronym for Failed in London, Try Hong Kong. Sir Edward Feathers is…
The Library Book by Susan Orlean
Did you know there was a major fire at the Los Angeles Public Library in…
Swing Time by Zadie Smith
This book’s first person narrator is not named. We meet her as a child and…
The Italian Teacher by Tom Rachman
Bear Bavinsky is a famous artist, and for a good long time it appears that…
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
Let’s start off by saying that I was quickly jealous of Lori Gottlieb, the author…
THE RENT COLLECTOR BY CAMRON WRIGHT
There are two creative works that tell the same story about a family living in…
MY DEAR HAMILTON BY DRAY & KAMOIE
I have had the good fortune to see Hamilton the musical twice. I am quite…
The Forgetting Time By Sharon Guskin
Do you believe you’ve had previous lives? Even if you don’t, are you intrigued by…
Inheritance by Dani Shapiro
I am one of five million people who have provided a saliva sample to 23andMe…
Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg
Night of Miracles is the second of three books in Elizabeth Berg’s Mason, Missouri series….
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
As the book jacket tells you, Alicia Berenson has a perfect life in London. She…
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
“If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in…
The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
The Nest tells the story of the Plumb family. There are four adult children, Leo,…
Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin
In this novel, 20-year-old Aviva Grossman works as an intern for Congressman Aaron Levin and…