The Gilmore Guide to Books

Ungodly Rich by Katharine McGee

Catherine — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:04:19 +0000

It’s no secret that I love delving into a book’s depths in a lot of my reviews, but sometimes I love and NEED something lighter and less angsty. It was lucky then that I found Katharine McGee’s new novel, Ungodly Rich, an outsized wealthy-people-behaving-badly novel tweaked by the addition of Greek gods living in the […]

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July Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:24:05 +0000

Another July is in the books (pun intended) and I have yet to manifest the serene reading set-up in this graphic. Wouldn’t it be lovely? Thankfully, my July reading delivered more highs than lows. The Original is a take on Katherine Hepburn’s life, but Priya Parmar surrounds her with a cast who were all […]

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Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash

Catherine — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:17:40 +0000

How wonderful to find a novel that had me laughing out loud by page 10. Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash drops you right into the deep end of a deeply dysfunctional family from the perspective of their parish priest as he meets with their youngest daughter. They no longer come to church, the parents are […]

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A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage

Catherine — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:30:46 +0000

Last week was devoted to sad summer reading—challenging, rewarding books that left me emotionally wrung out. This week I’m swinging in the opposite direction with something much more fun, beginning with: A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage by M.K. Oliver. Really, who could resist that title? Sophie is supremely confident, intelligent, attractive, a devoted […]

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A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides by Gisèle Pelicot

Catherine — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:00:27 +0000

Gisèle Pelicot is the French woman whose husband of 50 years spent the last decade drugging and raping her and inviting strangers to repeatedly do the same while he recorded it. All of which she recounts in her memoir A Hymn to Life because this woman, who survived years of degradation and brutality without any memory […]

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Land by Maggie O’Farrell

Catherine — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:03:09 +0000

One family and a country wiped out by famine are the heart and soul of Land, Maggie O’Farrell’s sweeping new novel. The lives of Tomás, Phina, and their children, Liam, Enda, Rose, and Eugene play out on the page with all the verdant vibrancy of the land they love. It’s a decade after the Great […]

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Whidbey by T Kira Madden

Catherine — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:29:17 +0000

I’ve always been open to challenging reading, but admit that I may have found the book that pushed too far. Whidbey by T Kira Madden is told from the perspectives of three women, all of whom have had their lives irreversibly changed by a pedophile. Two are victims and one is the man’s mother. Although […]

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June Reading Recap

Catherine — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:22:23 +0000

Thankfully my June reading was stronger than my ability to write about it. It’s been an action packed month with reading that covered the spectrum from meh to my favorite(s) of the year so far. Yes, there were two. Let’s jump in before my need for a nap kicks in. Best friends forever, […]

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You With the Sad Eyes by Christina Applegate

Catherine — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:54:14 +0000

In her memoir, You with the Sad Eyes, Christina Applegate recounts the highs and lows of her life, beginning with a chaotic childhood. From the time she was five years old, she knew she wanted to perform. Dance was her first love, offering her the freedom to express herself through movement, and her mother always made […]

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Whistler by Ann Patchett

Catherine — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:16:16 +0000

What begins as offhanded teasing between a wife and husband turns into a momentous occasion that unfolds across the pages and years in Ann Patchett’s exquisite new novel, Whistler. Daphne and her husband are at the Metropolitan Museum when they notice an elderly gentleman following them. Jonathon jokes that he’s staring at Daphne, and it […]

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