Weekly book reviews in most genres, including classics and not-to-be-missed. Books selected and reviews written by a librarian specializing in readers’ advisory.
A sneak peak into the world of relational psychotherapy. Good to remove some of the stigma, even if this is a somewhat lightweight representation.
Read MoreMore people need to discover what a great writer Ben Winters is! Excellent dystopian novel, when society becomes unmoored from the truth.
Read MoreStrout is a master of character study, in this collection of stories about the depressed, cranky Olive Kitteridge.
Read MoreAn American story of tragedy, for a promising black couple. Well written, recommended.
Read MoreConcessions made step by step can lead to a miserable life of self-deception— or is there time for redemption? Wolitzer’s narrator is a pitch-perfect storyteller.
Read MoreExcellent dystopic novel of a future American civil war and pandemic. More relevant every day.
Read MoreA must-read memoir of familial mental illness and poverty, and the power of education to rescue and lift up.
Read MoreSet aside politics, read and enjoy this memoir of our first black family in the White House, and the First Lady’s back story.
Read MoreThis one is worth the sleep you will undoubtedly lose! McNamara’s determined search is a story worth reading.
Read MoreStraight-up genre action, adventure, apocalypse— what if the Yellowstone caldera comes to life and blows!
Read MoreGreat book discussion choice— sci fi murder mystery, asking questions about the rights and morality of implants in human brains.
Read MoreGood companion read for Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs. How was Jobs as a father?
Read MoreGritty, popular memoir of a young woman’s struggle with depression.
Read MoreGeorge Plimpton became well known for his “participatory journalism.” Here is his classic, describing his experience as an NFL quarterback.
Read MorePatterson and Clinton deliver an exciting, propulsive suspense novel, with the threat of Internet sabotage on a global scale, and a hunky version of presidential protagonist to save the day.
Read MoreGreat summer suspenseful read. Set in Tangiers, Morocco, two friends finally settle long unresolved issues.
Read MoreAnother wonderful exploration of the challenges of teens, the loss of a parent, and obsessive compulsive disorder, by the ever-excellent John Green.
Read MoreEnjoy our heroine’s efforts to gain emotional intelligence, a sense of community, and a balanced life, in this Portlandia satire.
Read MoreSci-fi action and adventure in a colony on the moon— another page-turner from Andy Weir.
Read MoreA daring first novel explores the coming of age of an emotionally and sexually abused teen who must take charge to save her own life, set in the natural beauty of the Pacific northwest.
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