In her prologue, the author addresses her daughter: “I turned to writing because I had not liked the way I talked about the flow between my past and present… I had hoped that writing… might help me break my anxiety over getting the... Read More

In the genre of detective fiction, it’s hard to find a truly original shamus that isn’t based on characters like Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled Philip Marlowe or Patricia Cornwell’s soft touch Kay Scarpetta. This author, however,... Read More

Spielberg’s short fiction allows no space for passive readers: from the opening pages, this collection demands active interpretive skills. The title of the first story, “Apocrypha,” warns us not to believe all we will be told in... Read More

A women’s studies major interviews an elderly nursing home resident who shares her story about two elderly Jewish widows. Evie and Ruthie had fallen in love as teens. Ruthie’s mom nicknamed them “The Babka Sisters” as they were... Read More

Readers who want adventure, romance, and lyrical story-telling will find it all in this novel. Beginning with the memories evoked by a small volume of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations found in a jacket that hadn’t been worn in forty... Read More

This debut novel works successfully on two levels, most obviously as a murder mystery and more subtly as perceptive commentary on the “battleground of power and influence” that thrives inside the environs of Washington, D.C. Angela... Read More

The author entices readers into her cookbook with New England’s bold flavors and honest food. You can almost smell the mincemeat pie, Indian pudding, and gingerbread, and taste the roasted venison and corn chowder. Hopley pays homage... Read More

Irrepressible characters, whimsical illustrations, humorous misunderstandings, and an amiable audio narrative enliven these book-and-cassette sets, part of the Readalongs for Beginning Readers collection. If Amelia Bedelia’s literal... Read More