Believe Me, by Eddie Izzard: Book Review
A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens. Eddie Izzard’s ‘Dressed to Kill’ is one of my all-time favorite comedy specials. But does the celebrated comedian’s style translate well to memoir?
Rereading Harry Potter as an Adult: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling
Harry competes in the Triwizard Tournament while Voldemort plans his return. Turns out there is still magic for adults in the Harry Potter books–once Harry gets a little older.
Postcards from the Edge, by Carrie Fisher: Book Review
An actress struggles toward sobriety in this fictionalized version of Carrie Fisher’s own struggles with substance abuse, famously adapted into a movie starring Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine.
The North Water, by Ian McGuire: Book Review
What happens when a guilt-ridden surgeon meets a violent sociopath? Nothing good. This visceral Man Booker Prize finalist pits reason against base instinct aboard a whaling vessel in the 19th century.
Mrs. Fletcher, by Tom Perrotta: Book Review
Is it time for Tom Perrotta to move on? And can a novel that trades on white privilege get away with it if it pretends to be in on the joke?
Mildred Pierce, by James Cain: Book Review
Mildred Pierce is an independent woman trying to get ahead in a society that doesn’t give women many chances. Along the way she must deal with tragedy, romance, and one hell of a conceited daughter.
The Lying Game, by Ruth Ware: Book Review
Four friends with a deadly secret return to their old stomping grounds when a body is found on the beach. While there, they must deal with the consequences of all their lies in this novel from the author of The Woman in Cabin 10.
