Tag: Book Reviews

15th Affair — James Patterson with Maxine Paetro Grand Central Publishing 400 Pages I had to think and rethink as to whether I was going to write this review. While…

Guy Novel – Michael Ryan Permanent Press 263 Pages Sometimes it feels like I’ve been writing book reviews forever. Other times it feels like just yesterday that I started. But…

The Room With the Second-Best View — Virginia Smith Harvest House Publishers 224 Pages I have reviewed other books in the Goose Creek B&B series. While these are listed under…

The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper — Phaedra Patrick MIRA Publishers 336 Pages Sometimes there are books that I grab from the shelves at the Lockport Library simply on a…

The Sun, the Moon, & the Rolling Stones — Rick Cohen Spiegel & Grau 400 Pages The Rolling Stones have been touring for over fifty years, delivering some quintessential rock…

The Lost Book of Moses: The Hunt for the World’s Oldest Bible – Chanan Tigay Ecco Publishing 368 Pages A couple of weeks ago I reviewed a history book that…

This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance — Jonathan Evison Algonquin Books 308 Pages Does anyone remember the old Ralph Edwards’ show, “This Is Your Life?” Popular back in the 1950s,…

Lafayette in the Somewhat United States — Sarah Vowell Riverhead Books 288 Pages A lot of times I try to avoid history books as a means for review. I work…

The Man Without a Shadow — Joyce Carol Oates Ecco Publishing 384 Pages Books by Joyce Carol Oates are sometimes hard to review. There is no neat category to fit…

This Was Not the Plan – Cristina Alger Touchstone Publishing 352 Pages Sometimes I pick up a book at the library that really aren’t books that I would normally read.…