There’s always something comforting and somewhat validating about reading a book with places and times you can relate to. That satisfying coincidence happened on the first page of the first chapter of Liberty Street, a…
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David Sedaris’s Writing is a Respite From The World’s Problems
Whenever a new David Sedaris book of humorous essays lands in my inbox, it’s like Christmas morning for me. I can’t wait to park myself in my La-Z-girl, and settle in for hours of gentle…
Canadian Writer’s New Book Confirms Older Women Are Astonishing!
Moira Welsh, a political writer and investigative reporter for The Toronto Star, has been covering the seniors’ beat for quite a while and is something of an expert on the topic. Her latest book, The…
Gisèle Pelicot Is Every Woman’s Hero. This Is Her Story
Imagine how you would react if you were suddenly jolted out of your normal, ordinary life by being informed by the police that your loved and trusted husband, for more than fifty years, and the…
The Calamity Club Is An Excellent Summer Read
It took seventeen years for Kathryn Stockett, author of The Help (and the movie of the same name), to publish her second novel, The Calamity Club, and it was worth the wait. I’ve been able…
Elizabeth Strout’s New Book Is Perfectly Timed for Father’s Day
Over the years, I have read all of Elizabeth Strout’s New York Times’ best-selling books, beginning with Olive Kitteridge, and she has never disappoints. Her latest, The Things We Never Say, is a slim, satisfying little…