2026 Reading–June and July

Theo of Golden by Allen Levi is a novel that a friend recommended to me. It’s too sweet for my taste. An old man…

2026 Reading–May

Vigil by George Saunders is the author’s latest novel. I have loved his short stories and I also was enthralled by Lincoln in the…

2026 Reading–April

Ten Clear Days by Eric Beck Rubin is a novel I was asked to review for Washington Independent Review of Books. Based on the…

2026 Reading–February and March

Dare the Sea by Ali Hosseini is a collection of stories by a writer who will lead a discussion soon about another book by…

2026 Reading–January

James by Percival Everett is a terrific novel (and winner of the Pulitzer Prize) told from the point of view of the character Jim…