When You Stop Fighting
Author Daryl Dittmer has written two really great books! In his first, When I Stop Fighting: The Unexpected Joy of Getting My Head Out of My Ass (see BookTrib’s review here), Dittmer acknowledges that he is not a celebrity, doctor, retired billionaire, politician or Navy SEAL, but, rather, “a ve...
Harvey and the Lightning Herd
“Hey, hey, babies, I wish I could change the world.” It’s easy to feel powerless in this day and age. Oftentimes, it feels like the way the world works is simply how it is — even when there’s an established system we wish we could change. This goes double for......
Bertie's Place
The temperature is dropping, leaves are falling, and candles are burning which can only mean one thing: Autumn has arrived! One of the best things about fall is putting together my cozy reading list for the season and I think I found a gem with Bertie’s Place by Edie Goodwin.......
Precipice
Robert Harris, best-selling author, television correspondent and journalist for the Sunday Times and Daily Telegraph has written Precipice, an exceptional work of historical fiction. It is a stunning, revelatory and utterly fascinating account of the secret largely epistolary love affair between Lib...
Something Better
Diane Parrish’s rich, thought-provoking novel Something Better (Meridian Editions) is a testament to the tenacity of the human spirit and the enduring quest for, well, something better in life. When Jack and Lydia Brady tragically die in a car accident during a fierce winter storm, their daughter ...
Deena Undone
In Deena Undone, Debra K. Every introduces us to Deena Bartlett, a middle-aged woman haunted by her past and tormented by a present that seems to unravel her senses. What starts as a quiet, reflective moment with her ailing Aunt Agatha quickly descends into a nightmare that warps reality and......
The Bluff
This is the third book by Bonnie Traymore that I have reviewed, and they just keep getting better. There’s no question in my mind that Traymore should be getting recognized as a prominent new voice in mystery fiction. Like her earlier books, The Bluff is a deliciously twisted tale about......
Such a Nice Girl
Everything is changing, evolving, and devolving no matter how hard we try to add meaning or substance. Truth is fleeting. Such a Nice Girl is a profound, literary exploration of life, love, and a number of themes, in the setting of a rural New England town. In the tradition of......
The Kitten Who Lost His Meow
What do a pair of curious twins, an ornery old man and a strangely silent cat all have in common? Well, the four of them are the focus of Veda M. Fowler’s insightful tale, The Kitten Who Lost His Meow. Perfect for early readers, this 68-page children’s book features a......
