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It was easy to choose; these are all the nonfiction books I read last year and they're all truly worth a try. BADASS HABITS The latest from badass author Jen Sincero. There are a multitude of books on habits so why choose this one? You like your advice served up no-nonsense style but with a … Continue reading Best nonfiction reads of 2021
And the prize for most provocative title goes to... Dara Horn's collection of essays proves her point, which is that 'Jewish history is exploited to appease the living.' The dead vs. the living. Her first chapter is about Anne Frank, everyone's favorite little dead Jewish girl. So easy to admire because of her intelligence and … Continue reading People Love Dead Jews
Trapped in bed after a bad fall. At the mercy of your nurse and your assistant. Out of it because of all the pain meds and the Ambien. It was a really bad fall. Wondering if you're losing your mind or if it's just the drugs. This is the setting for Laura Lippman's celebrated novel … Continue reading Dream Girl Nightmare
I finished this book two months ago and have been trying to write a review ever since. But I've been distracted, unfocused, uninterested. With reading, too, unfortunately. I've been listening to audiobooks of the Joe Pickett series (literally back to back, like a chain smoker) but haven't read a physical book in a while. I … Continue reading Falling
Why should you read The Residence by Andrew Pyper? Halloween's around the corner and you need a spooky book to keep you up at night. (Or if you're like me, a book you have to put down at night because it's dark and you're the only one up and it's getting scary.) The elegant and … Continue reading The Residence
James McBride is a national treasure. I savored his 2020 book Deacon King Kong over the last month or so, stretching out the pleasure by only reading it on my lunch breaks at work. So worth it. McBride isn't just a talented writer, he has a gift for bridging the humorous, the heartfelt, and the … Continue reading Deacon King Kong
Early Morning Riser is a story about family - the one you're born into and the one you find. Katherine Heiny published this charismatic novel in 2021 and it might be the bright spot of joy you need right now. I think it would appeal to any adult, any gender. The heroine of the story, … Continue reading Early Morning Riser
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