THE MARVELS “You either see it or you don’t,” is the motto that binds together the plot of The Marvels. Written and illustrated by Brian
ONCE UPON A RIVER When I turned the final page of Diane Setterfield’s novel, Once Upon a River, I closed the book and sat staring
THE CURRENT I just finished reading another “Bookin’ with Sunny” novel that I couldn’t put down. Tim Johnston’s The Current, a mystery thriller that careens
AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE Think of marriage as a lovely pond, surrounded by flora and fauna (family and friends). Then think of someone throwing a rather
WORLD WAR I, KENYAN COFFEE, AND ROSETTI An unseasonable stormy day? Time to curl up with a good book? Lauren Willig’s The Ashford Affair is
MOSTLY WHITE DEPENDING ON WHO’S ASKING I picked up Mostly White at a trade show, choosing it solely because its publisher is Torrey House Press,
THE ENGLISH WIFE When I read a book I really like, I immediately look for more titles by the same author. Lauren Willig’s The Ashford
RED SPARROW- PLACE OF TREASON-THE KREMLIN’S CANDIDATE A twenty-first century John LeCarre! That is how I would describe Jason Matthews, author of the recently published
A WOMAN OF TWO MINDS Somehow, I never imagined the author of the three-book Red Queen mystery series would next turn her attention to science
THE LAST TOURIST Olen Steinhauer’s novel, The Last Tourist, is the fourth Steinhauer thriller featuring Milo Weaver. Like its predecessors, this one keeps the reader
A GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD Therese Anne Fowler’s latest book, A Good Neighborhood, is one very good novel. The first thing that will catch your attention is
TINY LITTLE THING Tiny Little Thing, a novel written by Beatriz Williams, advertises itself as “a perfect summer read.” I’m prejudiced against catalogs like “100
THE FACT OF A DOORFRAME POEM BY POEM Storm Warnings The glass has been falling all the afternoon, And knowing better than the instrument What
THE PAINTER OF BATTLES A book worth reading is a book worth talking about, but not always. Arturo Pèrez-Reverte is Spain’s popular author of literary
BLACKOUT You probably shouldn’t read (as I did) Marc Elsberg’s thriller, Blackout, while cable news is concentrating on the catastrophic outcomes of a spreading coronavirus.
RUSSIAN WINTER Years and years ago, I was served a roasted onion. I’ve never forgotten the crisp softness as I peeled away the layers, the
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