Flatiron Books, 2020 Michele says: 👍 This book about a mother and son immigrating to the US from South America is a thriller, but at the...

2019, Bantam Press Michele's review: 👍 This chronicle of Yip-William's fight to live her life to the fullest in the face of terminal...

1963, Julliard Anne Philipe wrote this moving book after the premature death of her husband, actor Gérard Philipe, at age 37. It is...

It's Hard to Be Hip Over Thirty...And Other Tragedies of Married Life, 1968 People & Other Aggravations, 1970 1999, Persephone Books Ltd....

Did you know that young readers are creating a sensation posting short videos of themselves reading and recommending books on TikTok ?...

Religion for Atheists: A Non-Believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion Vintage, 2013 This title may hit you wrong if you're religious, but...

1985, Bracken Books I bought this book for my Mom in England while traveling with Sue in 1985, and recently decided to read through it...

Alienated America: Why Some Places Thrive While Others Collapse 2019, Harper We2 bookclub rates this book: Christine: This data-driven...

Over the Edge of the World: Magellan’s Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe 2003, William Morrow and Company We2 bookclub rating: Two...

2019, Editions Gallimard (The Cid's Last Winter) not available in English Gérard Philipe (1922 - 1959), the brilliant French actor of his...

with David Teboul 2019, Les Arènes The title translates "Dusk at Birkenau", but no English version seems to be available (although Kindle...

2002, 2020, Editions Plon Avocate Irrespectueuse (Disrespectful Lawyer), Not available in English. If you're like my mother was, as soon...

1953, William Heinemann Ltd I was entirely fascinated with this biography of the Brontë family focused mainly on Charlotte. Margaret Lane...

Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success By Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty 2013, The Penguin Press After watching The Last Dance on Netflix...

On July 2, 2020 my Mom died. Life goes on, it always does, but everything is different in a sometimes slight but always very real way....

Hello readers! After a 2-month hiatus during the Covid crisis, my friend Jo welcomed me back to the "office", a room in her house where I...

2013, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. Before we can expect social change, prostitution must be recognised for the abuse that it is. -Rachel...

2006, Editions Grasset & Fasquelle Available in English, King Kong Theory Diane received this book as a birthday present and left it...

2005, Editions Julliard, Paris In in another chance encounter, I happened to see this book in a pile at Jo’s house. (Jo is my friend who...

2019, Grasset, Paris Worth reading. Jane lent me this book since it was sold out at my local bookstore. She mailed it to me after...