by Nina Totenberg, 2022, Audiobook narrated by the author, Simon & Schuster Audio I enjoyed listening to this audiobook about Nina’s relationship with Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It portrays what a really close friendship should look like and I learned a … Continue reading →
1936-1975, by Stanley G. Payne, 1987, The University of Wisconsin Press This book is long (642 pages) and very detailed. There were many individuals involved, none of whom I had heard of before (with the exception of Franco, Hitler, and … Continue reading →
by Ken Follett, 2025, Audiobook narrated by Ralph Armitage, Grand Central Publishing This is the worst book I have read or listened to in quite a while. Follett attempts to apply his well-worn formula to a topic and era that … Continue reading →
by Maggie O’Farrell, 2026, Audiobook narrated by Dane Wyte O’Hara, Random House Audio This is a very well written book about a family in Ireland during and after the great famine. It chronicles the loss of the Irish due to … Continue reading →
by Anthony Horowitz, 2026, Audiobook narrated by Rory Kinnear, Harper Audio I was looking forward to another Hawthorne and Horowitz mystery but was a bit disappointed with this one. It’s about a murder of one of the actors in the … Continue reading →
by José Saramago, 1998, Kindle Edition, 1998, Mariner Books, I read this book because it was on the suggested reading list for our tour of Portugal and Spain this year. The recommendation read: The Nobel Prize-winning author’s compelling love story … Continue reading →
A Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Book 20 by Louise Penny, 2024, Audiobook narrated by Jean Brassard, MacMillan Audio Unfortunately, this series is beginning to feel old. The characters are the same but that might be the problem. We have been … Continue reading →
by John D. Hushon, 2024, Kindle Edition (print replica), I enjoyed reading this book and learned a great deal about the various interpretations of Christianity as the church was forming. It’s about a young man, Marcion, who was destined to … Continue reading →
by Michael Connelly, 2021, Audiobook narrated by Christine Lakin and Titus Welliver, Little, Brown & Company I jumped into this series on book 4 rather than starting with the first book in the series. It didn’t seem to diminish the … Continue reading →
by Isaac Asimov, 1950, 2004 Kindle edition, Bantam Dell, a Division of Random House, Inc. The book, written way back in 1950, is amazingly prescient, although Asimov’s timeline was a bit off. We are now in 2026 on the verge … Continue reading →