BOOK CLUB CLASSICS!

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Recently my local paper, the Star Tribune, published an oh so relevant list to provide “a little perspective on the nightmare that is unfolding on Wall Street.”  A bit of a departure from my usual offerings, but sure to be relevant and possibly helpful…
The House of Morgan by Ron Chernow
A scowling J. Pierpont Morgan, [...]

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Recently the Seattle Times highlighted the following new releases…  Which are you looking forward to?  Personally, I’m in line for Julia Glass’s latest…
Flight: New and Selected Poems by Linda Bierds (Marian Wood/Putnam). A retrospective of the Bainbridge Island poet’s work, addressing “the things that unite us in our common humanity — art, [...]

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A few months ago, the NY Post published a list of “10 Works of Literary Fiction to Impress Your Subway Car.” Here are their selections, with a brief summary…
1. The Condition by Jennifer Haigh
In the summer of 1976, scientist Frank McKotch makes a dramatic discovery - his only daughter, 13-year-old Gwen, has [...]

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In celebration of the official start of fall today (or spring for our friends south of the equator!), here’s USA Today’s list of fall picks sure to get book clubs talking…  I’ll throw in my own two cents, too!
First, here’s USA Today’s premise behind the list:

Oprah Winfrey and book clubs across America [...]

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In honor of the lovely season of fall, here’s a football-friendly list of books to read at halftime.  I have read Grisham’s Playing for Pizza (and enjoyed it — great choice for an audio book) and my dad enjoyed Dungy’s memoir.  I would add Michael Lewis’s The Blind Side. 

Mark Bavaro - Rough and [...]