The Personal Librarian
The Personal Librarian tells the story of Belle de Costa Greene, a black woman who became the personal librarian to the famed banker J. P. Morgan by passing as white. While the book is historical fiction, Belle de Costa Greene was a real person who managed to achieve a status in society that was noteworthy, …
Local Woman Missing
Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica wasn’t on my radar when it was first released, but it’s been getting some solid reviews, so I thought I’d check it out. I’ve been meaning to read something by her anyway. As I started reading, I was very intrigued by the premise of this mystery-thriller. Eleven years ago, …
The Night Watchman
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich was recently awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, landing it firmly on my to-read list. It’s a story seeped in Erdrich’s own family history, based on her grandfather’s experiences resisting the dispossession of Native American lands from the U.S. government. In addition to the response to the Termination …
People We Meet on Vacation
People We Meet on Vacation is the newest summer read by Emily Henry, who previously published the bestselling novel Beach Read. I was looking for something appropriately light and fun to listen to for a mini road trip down to Los Angeles, so I picked this one up. It turned out to be an appropriate …
We Were Liars
We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart, is one of those books I’ve been meaning to read for a long time. It’s considered a young adult novel, but most seem to recommend it for the older end of that bracket. It’s also a great beach read for those looking for some summer reading and it’s the …