Naked Screenwriting, by Lew Hunter with Meg Gifford
Learn the writing process that created the stories and scripts of our best loved movies. For movie lovers and want-to-be screen writers.
Read MoreThe Lost Apothecary, by Sarah Penner
A first novel, blending mystery and historical fiction, alternating between today and late 18th century London, as three women seek to find a way to make peace with the past, and forge a true path forward.
Read MoreKlara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro
A beautiful and gentle cautionary tale— Ishiguro describes a world where artificial intelligence and gene editing may lead, and not perhaps to our liking.
Read MoreBroken (in the best possible way), by Jenny Lawson
Broken is all of us, who are brave enough to admit it. Get ready to laugh hard, and feel deeply.
Read MoreNomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century, by Jessica Bruder
A personal and achingly honest description of people financially falling through the cracks in our broken economic system. A must read.
Read MoreLet Me Tell You What I Mean, by Joan Didion
Creative nonfiction masterfully presented, you will enjoy the reporting and observations of Joan Didion, still relevant today.
Read MoreThe Sanatorium, by Sarah Pearse
A snowy, chilling case of murders set in a posh Swiss hotel, this novel is the kind of fun murderinos love.
Read MoreBetween Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted, by Suleika Jaouad.
Memoir of a young person’s experience of cancer, treatment, and finding a way back to life. Recommended, with some reservations.
Read MoreOutlawed, by Anna North
A parable of gender, sexuality, and race, told as a western. Not the fun romp I was hoping for.
Read MoreThe Midnight Library, by Matt Haig
Just when Nora Seed decides to give up on life, she walks into the Midnight Library, where endless choices may lead her back to a life worth living. Highly recommend.
Read MoreHow to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need, by Judith Matloff
Funny and practical, Matloff tells you how to extend your chances of survival beyond dumb luck.
Read MoreIs This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld
A decade-by-decade compilation of Seinfeld’s best bits— too bad he can’t hear your giggles and snorts!
Read MoreHamnet: A Novel of the Plague, by Maggie O'Farrell
Was Shakespeare’s famous play inspired by the grief he felt at the loss of his son? Explore this and much more in this excellent historical fiction novel.
Read MoreCan't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds, by David Goggins
David Goggins uses his life and experiences to teach how attitude and mental toughness can be developed to help everyone reach life goals.
Read MoreClimbing Free: My Life in the Vertical World, by Lynn Hill, with Greg Child
Read this memoir by Lynn Hill, one of the best rock climbers ever.
Read MoreNetwork Effect: A Murderbot Novel, by Martha Wells
SecUnit, secretly self-named Murderbot, is an almost James Bond-like android hero is this terrific sci-fi adventure.
Read MoreBlackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation, by Candice Owens
Owens is a courageous, articulate voice, presenting a well-researched book documenting the destructiveness of Democrat initiatives “for” Black people. Must read.
Read MorePenny Pinching Tips for the Morally Bankrupt, by Libby Marshall
Discover a new bright light in hilarious fiction writing. Her shtick reminds me of Woody Allen’s “Getting Even” and “Without Feathers”.
Read MoreA Church in Crisis: Pathways Forward, by Ralph Martin
The position and prescription for the Holy Catholic Church and the Body of Christ in our world today.
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