Our Recommendations
March 24, 2021
We recognize that this month’s book, memoir Know My Name by Chanel Miller, and its subject matter and themes of sexual assault mean it isn’t an […]
March 12, 2018
They say happiness is a book in your hand and a dog by your side, and really, who are we to dispute that?! Make no […]
January 21, 2018
My friend Maureen had an advance copy of this book and suggested I pick it up, she’s got great taste so I expected good things. I […]
January 19, 2018
Rating: 4/5* In a way, I’m glad that I knew essentially nothing about the author George Eliot prior to reading “The Honeymoon” as, because of this, […]
January 12, 2018
Rating: 4.7/5* In Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren, Macy and Elliot are next door neighbors for five years before becoming each other’s first everything—first […]
January 8, 2018
Rating: 5/5 * It is winter 1945, the war will be ending soon, but no one knows that at this time. Four teenagers have been struggling […]
January 4, 2018
GBC rating: 4/5* As soon as I began reading Jennifer Egan’s Manhattan Beach, I was immediately reminded of Egan’s talent for seamlessly changing storylines and interweaving […]
January 2, 2018
GBC Rating: 4.5/5* Martin Reese seems to have it all: a beautiful wife, a loving daughter, and a wonderful home. He also has a lot of […]