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.

Jane Austen at Home: A Biography, by Lucy Worsley

May 23, 2025 by Marguerite Rauch in Book Reviews

Enjoy and learn from Lucy Worsley’s superlative history of Jane Austen and the life experiences surrounding her six classic novels. Then read Austen’s novels!

Elon Musk, by Walter Isaacson

September 21, 2023 by Marguerite Rauch in Book Reviews

Isaacson’s book is the most complete biography of Elon Musk to date. Musk is perhaps the most interesting and important people of our generation.

Anna: The Biography, by Amy Odell

January 08, 2023 by Marguerite Rauch in Book Reviews

Anna Wintour’s biography by Amy Odell is an interesting personal portrait of a powerful, self-made woman, as well as an insider’s view of the fashion industry. Highly recommended.

Going There, by Katie Couric

March 20, 2022 by Marguerite Rauch in Book Reviews

Enjoy Katie Couric’s story, both the dishy insider’s view of television journalism, and the serious evolution of news coverage, and the role of women as part of those changes.