Here we are nearing the end of March and this is my first nonfiction review. That’s a pretty good summation of my 2026 nonfiction reading so far. I’m staying as far away from reality as possible. However, when I saw Family of Spies by Christine Kuehn at the library it looked intriguing enough that I picked it up. Once home, I jumped in and read the book straight ... Read More...
Ask Not by Maureen Callahan
Reams of paper have been expended in dissecting the Kennedys in all their tragedy and fame. Now, author Maureen Callahan joins the fray with a knockout punch in Ask Not. The book’s subtitle is The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed, but in case Callahan’s being too subtle this is a scathing exposé about the Kennedy men and how their extraordinarily entitled beliefs about ... Read More...
November Reading Wrap-Up
November. I’ve been cautioned about staying out of politics and overreacting. Thanks for the advice, but it’s my blog and there are times when staying silent is not an option. The good news is that my rage of a thousand suns and despair for the future have subsided. The majority has spoken and now I’ll wait. Wait and see what happens to women, children, seniors, people of ... Read More...
April Reading Recap
Is it the year? The authors? Me? Or some depressing combination of all three? I don’t know, but my April reading was as hit or miss as the Seattle weather. Just when you think you’ve read every horror story about the opioid epidemic there’s more. Prescription for Pain is an investigative look into the life of Paul Volkman, a doctor turned pharmacist who at the peak ... Read More...
Capote’s Women by Laurence Leamer
After all the agita of getting taxes filed on time, I needed a reward. Overindulging in champagne was my first choice, but not a healthy option so I turned to reading that gave me the same light, fizzy feeling and required no thought to enjoy. The book is Laurence Leamer’s Capote’s Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era—a frothy biography of Truman ... Read More...
A Fever in the Heartland
I had little idea what to expect when I picked up Timothy Egan’s new book, A Fever in the Heartland. I knew it was about the Ku Klux Klan, but its subtitle seemed a bit dramatic: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them. It actually proved to be accurate in this little-known history of the KKK at a time and in a place I had never heard ... Read More...
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