Drood
I decided to try another Dan Simmons book. After reading the Hyperion Cantos I knew nothing would top that series, but I was curious about this eerie historical fiction about…
Beacon 23
This sci-fi adventure was a very quick read and a very interesting concept. Beacon 23 is a "lighthouse," in outer space, to help ships who are traveling at the speed…
Middle of the Night
This was a fun, twisty book that should appeal to Gen X and Millennials. In the late 1990s, a boy was taken from his backyard tent during a sleepover in…
Words That Work: It’s Not What You Say, It’s What People Hear
Luntz had a successful career in the Republican Party and helped Rudy Giuliani get elected as New York City mayor. He realized early on that your words need to be…
How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files #1)
What an adorable cozy mystery that will appeal to fans of Knives Out and the Thursday Murder Club. In 1965, teenage Frances Adams visits a fortune teller who makes a…
Long Island Compromise
This is the follow-up book to the author’s popular Fleishman Is in Trouble, and it will resonate with fans of the TV show Succession. The book opens with factory owner…
Long Island
It’s not required to read the prelude to Colm Tóibín’s Long Island - this story stands alone; or your point of reference could simply be the movie Brooklyn, the beautiful…
Horror Movie
It’s 1993, and a young group of actors and filmmakers come together to film “Horror Movie.” However, tragedy strikes on the final day of filming and the movie never gets…
Hyperion Cantos
Book 1: HyperionBook 2: The Fall of HyperionBook 3: EndymionBook 4: The Rise of EndymionI have so many thoughts and things to say about this series, but I do not…
The Housemaid is Watching (#3)
The third installment in The Housemaid series begins with Millie and Enzo buying a new home. They have two young children, Nico and Ada, and the neighborhood seems quiet. The…