Imagine that moment in time when you first met someone who would change the course of your life. Then imagine what might have happened had
I always admire novels with innovative structural designs, like The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, written by Dominic Smith. Moving back and forth between
The Book of Speculation As Sunny’s regular readers must have surmised by now, I’m not much of a fan of science fiction and I never
Magic Hour Sisterhood must fascinate Kristin Hannah. She certainly has written several novels that dwell on the complex of feelings that drives sisters apart, that
Not All Bastards Are From Vienna Because the hundredth anniversary of World War I occurs this decade, a plethora of war novels is being published
Relativity A major reason why I so enjoy my involvement with “Bookin’ with Sunny” centers on the books themselves. Not only do I get to
The Granite Moth – Satiric noir dressed in comedic drag Private investigators come in countless shapes and sizes, and boast a variety of personality quirks.
Four Seasons in Rome – On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World Reportedly, Anthony Doerr took ten years to
Lost Canyon As a lifelong hiker and someone who has back-packed extensively in the Sierra Nevada mountains, I was eager to read a novel that
Snow Angeles – An Inspector Vaara Mystery A few years ago I reviewed The Boy in the Suitcase for “Bookin’ with Sunny,” and made what
Bryant & May and the Burning Man – A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery Whenever I read a Bryant and May mystery—there must be about a
Finale – A Novel of the Reagan Years Political junkies, rejoice! Thomas Mallon has written another novel fictionalizing American politics. I recently reviewed Watergate for
Georgia, a Novel of Georgia O’Keeffe To capture in words an artistry larger than words may sound impossible, but Dawn Tripp has achieved this lofty
The Portable Veblen Madcap lunacy! The phrase that best describes Elizabeth McKenzie’s novel, The Portable Veblen, is “madcap lunacy.” McKenzie names her heroine after Norwegian
Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel, Americanah, perceives American racism through an entirely new lens, one I had never looked through before. My generic notions of
Still Night in L.A. The techniques employed by a talented minimalist poet in order to craft a work of fiction are well worth discussing. Aram
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