The Gilmore Guide to Books

Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time

  • Home
  • About Me
  • Reviews
    • Reviews by Author
    • Reviews by Title
    • Reviews by Genre
  • Podcast
  • Policies
    • Review Policy
    • Cookie Policy
    • Privacy Policy

February Reading Wrap-Up

March 2, 2018

february

February has come and gone and it’s the first month in a long time that didn’t feel like it disappeared, which is nice for a change. It was also a month when the Seattle weather matched my ... Read More...

6 Comments
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction Tagged: art, chick lit, mini-reviews, mystery, social issues

Self-Portrait with Boy: A Novel

February 23, 2018

self-portrait

  A startlingly unique and uncomfortable premise is at the heart of Self-Portrait with Boy: an artist is in the midst of taking a series of self-portraits against a window of her apartment when ... Read More...

1 Comment
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: art, contemporary life, debut, literary, Scribner

It’s Not You, It’s Me: Mini-Reviews

March 10, 2017

it's

  Back for the first time in 2017, it's the It's Not You, It's Me review extravaganza. All right, maybe not an extravaganza, but I do have two books I read recently that did not ring my bell but ... Read More...

11 Comments
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: art, Grove Press, mini-reviews, mystery, William Morrow, WWII

Tuesday Nights in 1980

April 18, 2016

tuesday nights

  When art dealer Winona George throws a fabulous party on New Year’s Eve 1979 to welcome in the 1980s there’s no way of knowing who and what will converge in her art filled apartment in ... Read More...

9 Comments
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: art, historical fiction, New York City, Scout Press

The Last Painting of Sara de Vos: A Novel

April 11, 2016

last painting

  It’s hard to believe that something as benign as an art exhibit entitled Women of the Dutch Golden Age could be the nexus for such widespread themes as art history, abandonment, love, grief, ... Read More...

1 Comment
Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged: 1950s, art, book clubs, historical fiction, Holland, Manhattan, Sarah Crichton, women

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • Next Page »
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Goodreads
  • Instagram

Save time and subscribe via email

No time to keep checking for new reviews? Enter your email address to subscribe and receive notifications of new posts by email. No spam!

Bookshop

Currently Reading

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
by Emily Nagoski
The Dutch House
The Dutch House
by Ann Patchett
Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me
Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me
by Adrienne Brodeur

goodreads.com

Affiliate Disclosure

I’m an affiliate for Bookshop. If you click on a link that takes you to their site and make a purchase I’ll earn a small fee, which goes towards the costs of maintaining this site. Your support is appreciated. Thank you!

Archives

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License.

Theme Design By Studio Mommy · Copyright © 2025

Copyright © 2025 · Beyond Madison Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in