Usher in a New Year With Books About New Beginnings
As we wrap up 2017, we can’t help but think about the new beginnings, second chances and clean slate that January 1 can bring. Whether you’re looking to make a big change, a little change or just change for a twenty so you can get another coffee to make it through the day, embrace it… Read More »
Tags: After You, Amazing Gracie, brooklyn, Colm Toibin, Jojo Moyes, Nicholas Sparks, Paul Theroux, Phaedra Patrick, Rachel Freidman, Rise and Shine Benedict Stone, Safe Haven, Sherryl Woods, The Good Girl’s Guide to Getting Lost, The Mosquito Coast
Seven Long Books for the Longest Night of the Year
The winter solstice marks a turning point in the seasons—though there is much of the winter still to come in terms of weather, temperature and (in many places) snow, it offers hope that spring will eventually get here in the form of an additional moment or two of daylight with each passing day. First, of… Read More »
Tags: A Suitable Boy, diana gabaldon, Donna Tartt, Grant, hilary mantel, Larry McMurty, Lonesome Dove, Outlander, Paul Murray, Ron Chernow, Skippy Dies, the goldfinch, vikram seth, Wolf Hall
Eight Inspiring Reads for the Eight Days of Hanukkah
Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is celebrated each year to commemorate the rededication of the second temple in Jerusalem, following the Maccabean uprising in the second century, BC. In the ruined temple, they found enough oil to light the lamp for one night, but miraculously, the oil lasted eight full days and nights, signifying a… Read More »
Tags: Alice Hoffman, Anita Diamant, David Bezmozgis, Geraldine Brooks, michael chabon, Moonglow, Nicole Krauss, pam jenoff, Sigal Samuel, The Boston Girl, The Dovekeepers, The Free World, The History of Love, The Mystics of Mile End, The Orphan's Tale, The Secret Chord
Dear Reader: Eight Stories Told in Epistolary Form
While every great novel makes the reader feel as though they have been let in on a great secret, there is an added layer of intimacy to a novel written in epistolary form. The very nature of peering in, of being allowed to see what is usually hidden, creates a bond between the characters in… Read More »
Tags: A Tale for the Time Being, Carrie, Dear Committee Members, Griffin & Sabine, Julie Schumacher, Lionel Shriver, Max Brooks, Nick Bantock, Priya Parmar, Ruth Ozeki, Stephen Chobsky, Stephen King, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Vanessa and Her Sister, We Need to Talk about Kevin, World War Z