The Lost Tomb: And Other Real Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and MurderDouglas Preston “There is not one word of fiction in this collection, even though some of the stories in the book will strike you as being as crazy and improbable as any of my thrillers.” Like many authors, Douglas Preston is often asked…
What I read: July 2025
Once There Were WolvesCharlotte McConaghyBook Club “There are languages without words and violence is one of them.” Biologist Inti Flynn has arrived in the Scottish Highlands with wolves and secrets — the former intended for release, the latter for close keeping. The locals are afraid, but Inti believes that “rewilding” is what’s best for the…
What I read: June 2025
The Memoirs of Stockholm SvenNathaniel Ian Miller “To each side, ice accumulated in pinched slag heaps. The crevasses must have been terrible indeed, and I shuddered at the thought of peering into the void of one. A cold exhaled breath from some deep place where the world knew only freezing, crushing, grinding, and time measured…
What I read: May 2025
The Street Where You LiveRoisin Meaney “He might surprise her though. He might ring tomorrow, when they were in the middle of trying not to ruin the goose.” Small towns can hide big secrets. The members of the local choir are prepping for their summer concert, but each of them is dealing with their own…
What I read: April 2025
A Gentleman’s GentlemanTJ Alexander “Christopher was beginning to wonder if Harding communicated exclusively through his brows, and how long it might take to learn that language.” Lord Christopher Eden’s isolated life in the countryside is upended when his solicitors inform him that he must marry before his next birthday or forfeit his title and lands….