With word out that TV pundits are buying books by the yard, I thought I’d better confirm my book bona fides. If I’d kept all the books I’ve bought over the years, I guesstimate that I would...
https://www.bookwormroom.com/2020/12/29/when-it-comes-to-the-books-on-my-shelves-ive-read-them/
Kurt Vonnegut wrote brilliant short stories, in turn wise, sweet, funny, and prophetic — and his collected short stories are on sale today at Amazon. I never enjoyed Kurt Vonnegut’s novels an...
https://www.bookwormroom.com/2019/05/04/kurt-vonnegut-short-story-master-sale-amazon/
Akhmed and the Atomic Matzo Balls is a delightfully funny novel that, though written some time ago, perfectly captures the craziness of 2019 in America. For the sheer pleasure of it, I was readin...
https://www.bookwormroom.com/2019/01/25/akhmed-atomic-matzo-balls-alternative-craziness/
Two bestseller lists — one local and one national — hint that there may be, if not a red wave, at least a reddish wave nationwide in November. My local paper ran an article with bestsellers f...
https://www.bookwormroom.com/2018/08/10/two-different-bestseller-lists-reddish-wave/
I am beyond excited to introduce you to Ido Kedar’s In Two Worlds, a beautifully written, powerful novel about life with non-verbal autism. Some months ago, I teased you by telling you that I w...
https://www.bookwormroom.com/2018/07/18/two-worlds-ido-kedar-non-verbal-autism/
Those who think Gone With The Wind is a love letter to the Old South are wrong; it is, instead, a savage indictment of a deeply corrupt society. I first read Gone With The Wind when I was 12. I r...
https://www.bookwormroom.com/2018/05/18/thoughts-re-reading-savage-gone-with-the-wind/
I’ve had for several days day a few reading recommendations (both books and blogs) I wanted to pass on to you. Without further ado, here they are: Ray Zacek, whom I met through my blog, has bee...
https://www.bookwormroom.com/2018/02/07/things-might-want-read-watchers-council/
A very special novel — exquisitely written and plotted, and fascinating in its subject matter — will be published in a few months. I mentioned several posts ago that I spent part of a weekend...
https://www.bookwormroom.com/2018/01/21/great-new-novel-published-soon/
Eric Cline’s “1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed,” about the Bronze Age collapse, is only $5.98 in the Kindle Edition. I can’t wait to read it. I haven’t yet read Eric Cline’s...
https://www.bookwormroom.com/2018/01/13/bronze-age-collapse-1177-b-c-year-civilization-collapsed/
A decade ago, I spent almost ten hours, many of which occurred when I should have been sleeping, reading Paullina Simons’ debut novel, The Bronze Horseman. It’s a historical romance novel, ...