From the bookshelf: October 2024
Each month I have a goal to read five books. Here are the books I read in October 2024.
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From the bookshelf: September 2024
Each month I have a goal to read five books. Here are the books I read in September 2024.
Things take their course
While not in the top tier of Christie novels, “The Mystery of the Blue Train” is nonetheless worth the ride.
Free people read freely
Evan Friss has a new work on the American bookshop . . . a good read during Banned Books Week.
From the bookshelf: August 2024
Each month I have a goal to read five books. Here are the books I read in August 2024.
The crescendo moment in American history
Myth and history are both important in understanding our past actions and present choices as a nation.
Hubris, heartbreak, heroism
Erik Larson’s look at the chaotic months between Lincoln’s election and Fort Sumter.
There is no “Dr. No”
A detailed look at the myths and facts surrounding high stakes art theft.
Truth can be elusive
I return to read the first in the Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery series.
Undermining the conventional
Q&A with Michelangelo Sabatino about his new book on the Edith Farnsworth House.
