Books
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Book Review)
Looking for something lighthearted while not stupid? You might enjoy this one.
Notes from a Young Black Chef (Book Review)
Get behind the scenes in the life of one black kid from the Bronx who made good.
Spirituality and Art (Book Review with Photos and Notes)
This is a beautiful, well illustrated, and thoughtful book on a topic of articular interest to me.
Rules of Civility (Book Review)
This atmospheric, jazz age book is an homage to New York City in the 1930’s, and is written by the author of A Gentleman in Moscow.
Warlight (Book Review)
This atmospheric book of the shadows of post war London, is well written and thought provoking.
The Woman in Red (Book Review)
This new work of historical fiction is about an early feminist, who was married to Garibaldi, who fought in South America and unified Italy.
The Woman’s Hour (Book Review)
About the drama around getting the 19th Amendment ratified, this is historical writing at its best.
A Long Petal of the Sea (Book Review)
If you want to read something set somewhere in time you know little about, you might find this novel interesting.
The Most Fun We Ever Had (Book Review)
This slow family saga is character driven and full of the everyday messiness of life.
Braiding Sweetgrass (Book Review)
This mixes Native American values with scientific knowledge for a fantastic weave of environmental hope.
So Big (Book Review of 1924 Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Please read this forgotten gem. This unassuming book has a universal, timeless quality that I absolutely loved.
The Golden Wolf Saga (Book Reviews)
Good enough to read 1350 pages, this historical fiction of the unification of Norway, is epic in many ways.
