When my book guru Stephanie Peterman recommended a novel about a Manhattan wedding planner who specializes in lavish events I thought to …
New York Times bestseller
Lessons in Chemistry
This book broke my heart but I loved it. It broke my heart because the way women were treated in the 1950s and 1960s was bullshit. Because …
Yellowface
An Asian author writing as a white writer who steals a manuscript from her recently deceased Asian writer friend and then sort of pretends …
This Is How It Always Is
I had no idea what to expect from this book. My cousin, who has been an educator for two decades and is a parent of two kids, not only …
Red Notice
*SPOILERS* When my well-read mother and equally well-read friend both recommended Red Notice, I had my doubts. I didn’t doubt whether the …
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
I don’t know what I was expecting from this book, but it definitely surprised me. The characters, their observations, the witty language – …
Tell Me More
This book is tough. It’s good but tough because there is so much aching sadness that anchors the narrative. In the dedication, author Kelly …
The Plot
For the first time in a long time, I wasn’t overly impressed with a New York Times bestseller. Lately I’ve been reading books about writers, …
Book Lovers
While fiction is usually not my preferred genre, a friend recommended Emily Henry’s Book Lovers because I am, in fact, a lover of books. …
