All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr
Once a year I travel to a church about a half hour from my house and watch over 3rd or 4th or 8th graders as
The Dance of the Dissident Daughter, by Sue Monk Kidd
Sometimes you read a book at a specific time in your life and it takes such deep root inside your mind that you continue to
The Signature of All Things, by Elizabeth Gilbert
Before beginning this post, I searched the house for my copy of Eat, Pray, Love. I thought it would be interesting to compare the writing
The 100-Year-Old-Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, by Jonas Jonasson
If you’ve been feeling old lately, that all the magic is gone from this world, and that life has no more beautiful surprises left for
The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt
This is a big book, with a big story, and a big THEME. The English teacher in me wants to dissect what Tartt has to
One Last Thing Before I Go, by Jonathan Tropper
I’m obviously interested in characters at the lowest point of their lives, making the worst choice of their lives, but how could one possibly make
Euphoria, by Lily King
In one of the multiverses (and now I’m betraying my begrudging enjoyment those movies), I would have definitely lived the life of Margaret Mead. She
The Weight of Heaven, by Thrity Umrigar
There is a bit of a sadist in me, especially when it comes to reading material. I can be drawn to the darkest stories, if
The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
When Death tells you a story, you have to listen. Especially when Death is also a poet and stuck in a dead-end job from which
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, by Mark Haddon
Any book that opens with fork-stabbed poodle-death is story that must be read, if only to give the author the chance to redeem himself, which
Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott
Telling the truth as a writer is one of the toughest goals we can set, and this is where Lamott begins. With each chapter, from