Stone Cold by C. J. Box and The Precipice by Paul Doiron As I was reading and reviewing Paul Doiron’s first four Mike Bowditch mysteries
A Race to Splendor Historical romances tend to follow a predictable formula. Set at some crucial moment in the past, the story centers on a
Miss Timmins’ School for Girls Miss Timmins’ School for Girls braces ongoing colonialism against intrusive modernity in surprisingly innovative ways. Set in late twentieth-century India,
We Are Called to Rise When I began reading We Are Called to Rise, I was reminded of a pointillist painting. Four seemingly disparate narrators
West with the Wind Not long ago I reviewed Circling the Sun for “Bookin’ with Sunny.” Circling the Sun is Paula McLain’s fictional rendition of
Into the Heart of the Country A great deal has been written in recent decades about the impact of colonialism on native people and on
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance An appellation articulated and coined in the twenty-first century, “bromance” well describes Gyles Brandreth’s recent novel about
Deadbeat Dams The subtitle of Daniel P. Beard’s whistle-blower expose, Deadbeat Dams, indicates the breadth and depth of his piercing analysis—“Why We Should Abolish the
The Care and Management of Lies Best known for her Maisie Dobbs post-World War I detective series, Jacqueline Winspear introduces an entirely new cast of
Heartbroke Bay: A Novel of Alaska To tell the story of Heartbroke Bay, an Alaskan fjord known locally as Lituya Bay and now part of
In 1909, Sigmund Freud visited America to give a series of lectures and to receive an honorary degree. Before the visit, Freud spoke of America
As the wife of an active-duty naval officer, Andria Williams recognizes the range of difficulties that can be encountered by military spouses. In her first
FRIDAY’S HARBOR No, Friday’s Harbor is not a punctuation gaffe. Instead of referring to the largest community on San Juan Island in Washington state, the
Whenever I read a book like Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Lowland, I wish I were teaching again. This is a novel to be discussed with other
Whenever I read a book about the German occupation of France during World War II, I am aghast at the horrible living conditions, the deprivations,
David Malouf’s novel, Harland’s Half Acre, features an Australian artist with surrealistic talent. Writing about Frank Harland, Malouf himself depicts his art and his settings
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