Jan 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
Hamilton: An American Musical [Soundtrack] By: Lin-Manuel Miranda “You have no control Who lives, who dies Who tells your story” Hamilton: An American Musical is the unlikely and tumultuous story of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, set to a heart-pounding mix of...
Dec 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
Persuasion By: Jane Austen During the holidays I often revisit some of my favorite books. This year I dove right back into one of my favorites, Persuasion by Jane Austen. Like Austen’s other romances, this is a character-driven story dealing with 18th Century...
Dec 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry By: Gabrielle Zevin Gabrielle Zevin’s The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry is a quirky little novel with a big heart. Of course, it is also a book for booklovers. At the novel’s center is eccentric bookseller A.J. Fikry and his store, Island...
Dec 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush By: Jon Meacham I’m typically wary of any biography that seeks to assess a president scarcely a quarter of a century after his tenure. Nevertheless, Jon Meacham’s new biography of George...
Dec 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
Among the Mad By: Jacqueline Winspear This sixth book in the Maisie Dobbs series continues to tell the story of post World War I London. In previous novels, Maisie’s investigations included troubled hospitalized soldiers and the questionable death of a pilot...