November 2, 2019: November Reading Radar!

November is already upon us and I am making a concerted effort to get back to reading.  And so, on my November reading radar... Nothing to See Here by Deckle Edge Lillian and Madison were unlikely roommates and yet inseparable friends at their elite boarding school. But then Lillian had to leave the school unexpectedly in the…

January 1, 2017: Best Reads of 2016!

Of the some eighty or so books I read in 2016, these were my favorites. In no particular order... *** News of the World by Paulette Jiles (October 4, 2016) In the aftermath of the American Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people…

December 31, 2014: Best Books of 2014!

"Top 25?!"said Paul.  "How many books did you read this year?" Well, after the paltry 65 I got through in 2013, I decided to make a concerted effort to improve on that embarrassing number in 2014.  My goal was a lofty 120 - which I ended up far exceeding, racking up a very respectable 180…