Swan Song
After reading other Robert McCammon books, I decided to take a chance in reading another to see if it matched his outstanding writing in the Hyperion Cantos. Swan Song was […]
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 Endymion I have so many thoughts and things to say about this series, but I do […]