2006, Fourth Estate Caravaggio the painter comes to mind when I think of this book, about a woman who has tried to commit suicide and...

Recently, Hubert and I went to a concert. At the end, pianist, Dimitry Sin, played an encore of ethereal beauty. I had to find out what...

Le Jeune Homme 2022, Editions Gallimard In this very slim volume, Nobel Prize winning French author Annie Ernaux recounts her...

2002, Vintage Today in Normandy, France, the 80th anniversary World War II D-Day Landings commemoration ceremonies are taking place as I...

2021, Les Arènes Sexe et Mensonges (French title) SUMMARY: Interviews with women from different walks of life in Morocco about their sex...

2021, Editions Denoël Leçons d'un siècle de vie (French title) SUMMARY: French sociologist and philosopher Edgar Morin recounts lessons...

2022, Les Arènes Edited by David Teboul original title Simone et ses soeurs (Simone and her sisters, not available in English) SUMMARY:...

2023, Cornerstone Press SUMMARY: Clever, easy to read self-help book with tips for navigating life. QUOTABLE: "An existential void feels...

Original title: Le quai de Ouistreham 2010, Editions de l'Olivier SUMMARY: During the 2008 financial crisis and ensuing recession,...

2022, Editions du Seuil SUMMARY: French version of Fox News sexual harrassment story in the USA (Roger Ailes), but without the firing,...

Original title: Le pays des autres Part 1: War, war, war First published Editions Gallimard, 2020 SUMMARY: Book 2 of the historical...

2020, Emmanuel Carrère and P.O.L. éditeur SUMMARY: An adept of yoga, the author starts out on a journey to write a lighthearted book...

1996, Faber and Faber SUMMARY: Two Hindu "untouchables" Ishvar and Om move from their village to a big city in India and become friends...

1994, Pantheon Books SUMMARY: A book about writing by a writer who generously shares her craft and insights, for anyone who wants to...

SUMMARY: Jaouad, who learned she had cancer in her early twenties, writes about her valiant and life-changing fight against it, and the...

2023, One World Publications Ltd SUMMARY: A descent into the dystopian hell of an authoritarian regime takeover in an imaginary city in...

Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World Published 2023 SUMMARY: After being repeatedly mistaken for writer and conspiracy theorist...

I've become addicted to posting almost every book I read, but am short on time due to other projects, so I've decided to do a series of...

1967, Holloway House Publishing Co. About 30 years ago, I read The Nigger Bible by Robert DeCoy. The WHAT Bible? I think I'd better stop...

University of Texas Press, Music Matters series, 2023 In a tiny nutshell, Sinéad O'Connor (1966 - 2023) matters because she wasn't afraid...