Molded by the past, yet inevitably changed by the future
Molly Crabapple’s story of the Jewish Bund is an ambitious yet flawed work of discovery and history.
All posts filed under: Recommended Readings
Books (along with a smattering of movies and plays) that I have found of interest and want to share
Beware the English murder village
Think twice before booking that dream vacation to the English countryside.
So you want to find a treasure?
Elizabeth Buchanan looks at why despots over the centuries have tried—and failed—to own Greenland.
The wages of erasure is reenactment
My conversation with Wright Thompson, author of the award-winning book “The Barn.”
Summer reading . . . check!
The good folks at Wonderland Books provided some structure for my summer reads.
Attention is the beginning of devotion
An ordinary yet extraordinary day with Mary Oliver and one of DC’s premier independent bookstores.
Stories that resonate
Claire Keegan’s stories about women and men is a potent work I found in East City Book Shop.
From the bookshelf: July 2026
Five books. Every month. A variety of topics from different genres. Here is the list from July 2026.
When you don’t see it coming
Jackie McMahon’s debut murder mystery was a discovery from DC’s first romance bookstore.
Trading complexity for the easier path of nostalgia and remembrance
Charles King’s fascinating history of Odessa is both a celebration and an elegy.
MORE TO COME... 