Month: February 2016

February 22, 2016

The Tears of Dark Water by Corban Addison

The Tears of Dark Water by Corban Addison Thomas Nelson, 2015 Having read Addison’s first novel, A Walk Across the Sun, I had an idea of…
February 16, 2016

Why the Right Went Wrong by E.J. Dionne Jr.

Why the Right Went Wrong: Conservatism-From Goldwater to the Tea Party and Beyond by E.J. Dionne Jr. Simon & Schuster, January 2016 This book is…
February 12, 2016

Two if by Sea by Jacquelyn Mitchard

Two If by Sea by Jacquelyn Mitchard Simon & Schuster, March 2016 I read this book because the author is part of a panel I…
February 10, 2016

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel by John Irving William Morrow, 1989 I can’t believe it took me this long to get to this…
February 8, 2016

Happy (Lunar) New Year!

Happy New Year! February 8 marks the start of the new year, according to the lunar calendar. This year is the Year of the…
February 7, 2016

Return to Life by Jim B. Tucker, M.D.

Return to Life: Extraordinary Cases of Children Who Remember Past Lives by Jim B. Tucker St. Martin’s Press, 2013 This book has been on…
February 5, 2016

On Stage: Women Beware Women by Thomas Middleton

I saw the American Shakespeare Center’s production of Thomas Middleton’s Women Beware Women at the Blackfriars Playhouse last night. The third show mounted in this year’s…
February 4, 2016

The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin

The Forgetting Time: A Novel by Sharon Guskin Flatiron Books, February 2016 A couple of years ago, Dr. Jim B. Tucker of the Division…
February 1, 2016

Welcome to Christiania by Fred Leebron

Welcome to Christiania by Fred Leebron Outpost 19, February 2016 Fred Leebron, a former teacher of mine, is a genius. I don’t say that lightly….