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The Murder Room by P. D. James
I love mystery novels. Perhaps it is because they tend to bring order to a world in chaos. Or maybe it is because they challenge my thinking, as I try to solve the crime. P.D. James gives me this...
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My Reading Life by Pat Conroy
I think Pat Conroy is the best American storyteller currently writing. I had the pleasure of hearing him speak recently. He tells his stories as well as he writes them. All his stories, and in fact,...
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Russian Winter by Daphne Kalotay
Many of my favorite books are debut novels. Russian Winter may well be added to that list. This is a sweeping novel of love and betrayal, and mostly about the secrets that result from a tyrannical...
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The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
Once in a great while I find a book that has everything I could wish for: excellent writing, a crumbling castle, elderly sisters, a young heroine and secrets. Lots and lots of secrets. The Distant...
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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
My New Year’s resolution was to focus much of my 2011 reading on classics. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens seemed like a good place to start. What a great choice. This is the story of Philip...
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Austenland by Shannon Hale
I am like so many readers, in that I dearly love the novels of Jane Austen. Unlike many others, though, I tend to shy away from the plethora of sequels, knock offs and adaptations of her books....
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The Last Letter from Your Lover by Jojo Moyes
I read a review of this novel last year, and was intrigued, so I put it on my “to read” list. Last week I found myself in want of a light read, so I picked up The Last Letter from Your Lover. I was...
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Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor
I have come to love southern gothic literature in the last few years. I think I needed life experience in order to truly appreciate the humor and the truth in it. For this reason, I have never been a...
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Greatest Hits: As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
This week we’re featuring some of our “greatest hits” – the most popular Book-a-Day blog posts since we started this almost three years ago. Today’s is As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner, reviewed by...
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
In honor of Harper Lee’s 88th birthday today, we are pleased to re-post this review of her seminal novel that we ran in back 2010 for the fiftieth anniversary of its publication. I have debated writing...
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Best ‘New to Us’ Books in 2014: Clare B’s Picks
I read both fiction and non-fiction. I prefer books that have rich characters, who feel like people I know by the time I finish the book. Here are the best books I read in 2014. Ten Things I’ve...
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