My end of January and beginning of February reading has been less than exciting as evidenced by my Friday post. I thought rather than write a lukewarm review of book that was only OK, I'd give some renewed attention to a book from 2019 that I thoroughly enjoyed. Talk to Me came out in paperback last week and I'd highly recommend it for timely, entertaining, and thought ... Read More...
Ten Best Books of 2019
Well, what do you know. Rather than being my usual contrarian self, I actually have ten books I consider to be the best of 2019. Of course, that doesn’t include the eight debut novels I wrote about on Wednesday, but let’s not split hairs. The point is: ALL of these books are marvelous. Even better, you still have time to get any one of them before Christmas for your ... Read More...
Talk to Me by John Kenney
It’s no secret that I’m not a fan of the rich, entitled white man’s club, but what happens when the man is the face of American network news? A man watched and admired for over twenty years? Who, on his 59th birthday has a really bad day and is videoed screaming at a young woman off-screen, calling her a Russian whore? It’s certainly not good or excusable, but how far do we go ... Read More...
