Books Reviewed By Lorie

Emma returns to her hometown to help care for her dad. As straightforward as that…

Carrie Soto is a star tennis player with an amazing record that’s about to be…

This book is about the right to die and about how to find accompanied suicide…

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Miles has two rules for Tate when they hook up: she can never ask about…

Edi is about to enter hospice care. She does so with her lifelong friend, Ash,…

Fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine will like this book about Meredith Maggs who…

Joan Silber’s new book got reviews from many major publications! It is a “relay narrative”…

The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is a huge success with middle school kids….

The author says: “It’s about a disillusioned romance author and a literary fiction writer who…

A tragic car accident forever impacts the lives of those involved, especially when the incident…

Adults world-wide receive a box with a string inside. The length of the string is…

Too young for a serious romance when they meet at 18, Fallon & Ben meet…

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This is the true story of Don & Mimi Galvin and their 12 children, 6…

An ill-planned bank robbery becomes an ill-planned hostage situation in this book about how idiotically…

Be warned: This is a novel about a cooking class but it’s not your normal…

This story about teenagers at a residential Deaf school will teach you a lot about…

A doctoral candidate in feminist literature uses underhanded means to get close to the author…

If you love everything Sondheim, this book’s for you. Learn about the author’s long term…

This is a light-hearted and funny book except that it is so full of misogynistic…

A fictional look behind the scenes at an independent book store written by Susan Coll,…

I post slice-of-life blogs on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. But what…

Watch Greta James, as she worries about the four men in her life and about…

You know all those potential disasters in modern life you don’t let yourself worry about?…

A dysfunctional couple have 3 dysfunctional kids via in-vitro fertilization. Thank goodness for the birth…

A 40 year old woman – who just canceled her wedding – returns to her…

Lenny and Alice have a close father/daughter bond. Alice uses time travel to find keys…

Mustique Island in the 1970s was the playground of Princess Margaret, Mick Jagger, and the…

Want to end artists’ block? Learn to do morning pages and take artists’ dates! This…

Three women who are in their 70s and who have been friends for 40 years,…

This book is short on words and heavily illustrated by the author. If you need…

Some novelists publish autobiographical non-fiction showing us where their lives intersect with their stories. Learn…

Eight book suggestions are included in this report for book lovers. Four are chicklit-ish for…

A newly elected U.S. President and his Secretary of State clean up the mess left…

Watch Virgil Wander as he comes back to life after a brain injury. Not even…

Who is Colleen Hoover and why does she have so many books in the top…

Racial issues, women’s issues, and the polio epidemic all collide in this work of historical…

Here is a life lesson: When I spend time watching TV, I have less time…

A family whose child disappeared fifty years ago may have finally found the lost son….

What happens when a man learns his marriage is built on lies? Even his wife’s…

A psychologist turns detective to investigate a grisly murder in this book. If that sounds…

The impact of having kids and of keeping secrets are the main topics in this…

Four siblings in their 20’s – and virtually alone in the world – face life,…

OxyContin played a large part in the opioid epidemic. Learn how the drug – and…

Rachel Joyce wrote “The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.” She returns with a new trek:…

Lucy Barton is a character created by Elizabeth Strout in 2016. Strout revisited Lucy in…

James Smale is a novelist in New York in 1992. He is shocked when he…

Three teenage siblings are changed forever after finding a boy in the field. Wait! Why…

Helen Wilcox wrote a bestseller under the pen name, Maud Dixon. Florence Darrow is a…

These are the five most-read book reviews I have posted over the last two and…

When a 69-year-old woman disappears, should her adult kids report it to the police? What…

When an 11-year-old boy dies, his dad takes over his service project, and learns a…

Travel from Poland to Chile, to Israel, and to New York City to figure out…

“Physician, heal thyself” applies to psychologist, Grace Sachs, who counsels women who SHOULD HAVE KNOWN…

The story of Jacob Finch Bonner, an author who is in “the special purgatory for…

It’s a 95-year-old mystery: In 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared for eleven days. Where did she…

An Israeli woman and a Palestinian man fall in love in New York. Ultimately they…

A teenage boy befriends a 92-year-old blind woman & solves the mystery of what happened…

The story of three friends in Rome, Italy during World War II. One is Jewish,…

By the end of this book, Eudora gets exactly what she deserves! And I mean…

I post slice-of-life blogs on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. But what…

Two people with little in common become friends and then so much more – and…

Rachel makes a deal with God. If He’ll save her sick son, she agrees to…

A divorce was easy to get in Reno in 1938. It took 6 weeks to…

Two books in which a found object becomes the proof of a marital infidelity, and…

The New York Post called Elin Hilderbrand, “the queen of the easy-breezy summer read.” This…

The book opens with a woman sitting vigil over her barely breathing daughter. Two moms…

Best selling author, Cheryl Strayed, stars as “Sugar,” an advice columnist who uses the stories…

I post slice-of-life blogs on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. But what…

When Owen Michaels disappears, he leaves behind his new wife – and his teen age…

Modern-day Brooklyn, DC in the 70s, and biblical times all overlap in this unique retelling…

Get inside of Graham’s head as he deals with his much younger – and too…

The relationship between 26-year-old Jane and 40-something year old Duncan, the perennial playboy, grows into…

This book helps me understand that modern culture plays a part in my need for…

A 305 page book that fully imagines the private life of William Shakespeare without mentioning…

If you’ve ever thought of making a deal with the devil, Addie Larue would tell…

Like a Pick-A-Path book, the author explores two outcomes for Hannah, asking the question: Does…

On the one hand, this book is about gay marriage from a child’s point of…

Meredith is torn between two lovers in this novel. Readers will wonder two things: Who…

I post slice-or-life blogs on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. But what…

If you cried when you read Charlotte’s Web to your children, prepare to sob when…

The Midnight Library is the place between life and death where you can not only…

There’s a 200-year-old curse on the second-born daughters of the Fontana family. Is it a…

A rumor on an online women’s forum brings 4 ladies together. One is agoraphobic, two…

Two sisters star in this book. One is a cop and the other is a…

If you like a book that makes you laugh and cry and that teaches a…

Mega-star Evelyn had 7 husbands! But who was the love of her life? The answer…

If you are a person who ever enjoyed reading a fan magazine or an in-depth…

Regarding family Astrid says, “This was the job of a parent: to fuck up, over…

There is controversy surrounding this book, which was an Oprah Book Club pick. Here’s the…

Civil War veteran, Capt. Jefferson Kyle Kidd, works to return a ten year old girl…

Twelve-year-old Edward is the sole survivor of a plane crash that killed 191 people including…

I post slice-of-life blogs on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. But what…

This book is a mystery and a love story. What happened to Eleanor in the…

Two points of view tell about the “Lost Battalion” in WWI in this novel: Major…

After the death of a teenager girl, the author has the audacity — and the…

Everyone lies about their lives. What would happen if you shared the truth instead? The…

Read all about the many challenges of the fishing industry, the many challenges of marriage,…

Race issues and personal identity are among the big issues to talk about in this…

Two options for the mother/teenage daughter relationship are mentioned: killing the daughter or taking a…

I found myself shouting at one of the characters with regularity. “No! Don’t do that!…

This is the story of LOVE in capital letters between Marilyn and David Sorenson. Can…

I post new blogs on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. But what…

If you knew the exact date of your death, would you be more reckless or…

This book makes me not only want to read everything written by Ann Patchett, it…

The secondary story in this book is what I liked best. In it, an odd…

This is the heart warming story of the 38 planes & 7000 people who could…

This historical novel tells about actress Hedy Lamarr. Her life was amazing. From Louis B….

This book has autobiographical elements, mirroring Patchett’s parents’ divorce and her subsequent life with a…

This book is told from the point of view of someone who fits the criteria…

This is the story of Maeve and Danny Conroy, their wicked stepmother, and the mansion…

If you’re not always sure how to negotiate friendship, this book’s for you. If you…

Olive Kitteridge is quite a character! She stars in two books and in an HBO…

There are lots of reasons that this book was enjoyable, but especially in the time…

Joan Didion’s husband, John Gregory Dunne, literally died mid-sentence as he sat at home waiting…

Three male college friends reunite decades later to figure out what happened to Jacy, the…

A wrenching story about racial injustice featuring a biracial “man” (he’s 18!) and an “underage…

Historical fiction can be such an eye-opener. This tale of WWII shows us what it…

Leslie Odom, Jr. was in the original Broadway cast of Hamilton, starring as Aaron Burr….

The book is about a character named Archie Ferguson. Auster treats us to four different…

Elena Richardson has four teenagers, two boys and two girls. Mia Warren has one teenager,…

Most read this as the story of a young woman leaving an abusive home life…

Kya, the so-called Marsh Girl, is abandoned by her family at the age of ten…

An odd group of people comes together to form a family in this wonderful novel…

In this book, a group of women meet regularly to share their secrets. Where the…

This is the story of a couple in their early forties who are going through…

Tina Fey has a lot more to offer her fans than just laughs in this…

If you like books where the author paints a picture of what happens in the…

FILTH is an acronym for Failed in London, Try Hong Kong. Sir Edward Feathers is…

Did you know there was a major fire at the Los Angeles Public Library in…

This book’s first person narrator is not named. We meet her as a child and…

Bear Bavinsky is a famous artist, and for a good long time it appears that…

Let’s start off by saying that I was quickly jealous of Lori Gottlieb, the author…

There are two creative works that tell the same story about a family living in…

I have had the good fortune to see Hamilton the musical twice. I am quite…

Do you believe you’ve had previous lives? Even if you don’t, are you intrigued by…

I am one of five million people who have provided a saliva sample to 23andMe…

Night of Miracles is the second of three books in Elizabeth Berg’s Mason, Missouri series….

As the book jacket tells you, Alicia Berenson has a perfect life in London. She…

“If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in…

The Nest tells the story of the Plumb family. There are four adult children, Leo,…

In this novel, 20-year-old Aviva Grossman works as an intern for Congressman Aaron Levin and…