by Harper Lee “Mr. Stone set a watchman in church yesterday. He should have provided me with one. I need a watchman to lead me around and declare what he seeth every hour on the hour. I need a watchman to tell me this is what a man says but this is what he means, […]
Once Upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for all the Letters by Oliver Jeffers “If words make up stories, and letters make up words, then stories are made of letters. In this menagerie we have stories, made of words, made for all the letters.” In Once Upon an Alphabet Oliver Jeffers, beloved illustrator of The Day the […]
This week I’m pleased to feature a three-part interview with my friends Chadd VanZanten and Russ Beck, authors of On Fly-Fishing the Northern Rockies: Essays and Dubious Advice (The History Press, 2015). Chadd is a professional editor in Logan, Utah. His essays appear in the online journal Eat Sleep Fish, the anthology Utah Reflections, and […]
by Agatha Christie Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Detective, Crime, British, Series Publisher: William Morrow Length: 253 Published: June 14, 2011 (originally published March 10, 1935) Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble My Goodreads Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Official Book Summary: “Hercule Poirot must solve a perplexing case of midair murder in Death in the […]
by T.S. Eliot illustrated by Axel Scheffler Genres: Poetry, Children’s Poetry, Classics, British Literature, Animal Literature, Humor Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Length: 80 pages Published: October 19, 2019 (originally published in 1939) Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble My Goodreads Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Official Book Summary: “T. S. Eliot’s playful […]
by Quinn Grover (Outdoor Lives series) Genres: Memoir, History, Nonfiction, Nature, American Literature Publisher: University of Nebraska Press Length: 248 pages Published: September 1, 2019 Purchase Links: Amazon, University of Nebraska Press Official Book Summary: “Longtime fly fisherman Quinn Grover had contemplated the ‘why’ of his fishing identity before more recently becoming focused on the […]
by Pam Jenoff Genres: Historical Fiction, WWII Publisher: Mira Books Length: 353 pages Published: February 21, 2017 Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble My Goodreads Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars “A powerful novel of friendship set in a traveling circus during World War II, The Orphan’s Tale introduces two extraordinary women and their harrowing […]
by John Hodgman Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir, Humor Publisher: Viking Length: 272 pages Published: October 24, 2017 Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble My Goodreads Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Official Book Summary: “Although his career as a bestselling author and on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart was founded on fake news and invented […]
by Jonathan Safran Foer Genre: Contemporary Literary Fiction Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Length: 571 pages Published: August 2016 Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble Notes: Jonathan Safran Foer is the acclaimed author Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Everything is Illuminated, and Eating Animals. In my opinion Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a genius 5-star read […]
by David Laskin Genres: U.S. History, Nonfiction, Science and Nature Publisher: Harper Perennial Length: 307 pages Published: October 11, 2005 Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Audible My Goodreads Rating: 3.5 or 4 out of 5 stars Official Book Summary: “The gripping story of an epic prairie snowstorm that killed hundreds of newly arrived settlers […]
by Clare Mackintosh Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller Publisher: Sphere Length: 372 pages Published: April 4, 2017 Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble Thank you to Goodreads and Penguin Books for sending me the audiobook of I See You by Clare Mackintosh. Official Book Summary: “You do the same thing every day. You know exactly […]
by Caroline Tung Richmond Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Press Publication Date: July 26, 2016 Length: 304 pages in hardcover Tagline: “Dressed to kill.” This is my friend, Caroline Tung Richmond. We met years ago when we were both undergraduates and had mutual friends who enjoyed mid-week breaks from homework to watch reality […]
Edited by Scott G. Bruce A few weeks ago I saw Penguin was hosting a book giveaway for an upcoming Halloween-related title. This was the book trailer: Creepy, right? I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a book trailer that only featured the cover and has done so in such a terrifying way. Not thinking too […]
Jactionary: June 2016
by P. W. Singer and August Cole If you enjoy thrillers, then check out the new suspense novel Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War by P.W. Singer and August Cole. I recently received this copy from Mariner Books and wanted to share the details on these authors’ debut novel. Official Summary: What […]