From the bookshelf: August 2026
Five books. Every month. A variety of topics from different genres. Here is the list from August 2026.
All posts tagged: Recommended Readings
A remarkable debut
The debut novel by a talented and daring Iranian-American poet and author broadened my worldview.
Six beverages and the shaping of human destiny
Beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and Coca-Cola tell the story of humanity.
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.
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.
