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A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
You’ve probably never heard of this book, but in Australia it’s a classic, and everyone reads it in school. It has something for just about everyone. Part of the book is a war story, part is an...
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Loyalty by Ingrid Thoft
This debut mystery novel by Ingrid Thoft promises to be the first in a series that has elements of two of my favorite genres—the legal thriller and the female private investigator. The main character,...
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The Mischief of the Mistletoe by Lauren Willig
I’m a big fan of Jane Austen, so when I discovered that Austen herself is a character in this novel, I had to give it a try. I am glad I did. The Mischief of the Mistletoe by Lauren Willig turned out...
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A Little History of the World by E.H. Gombrich
This is a curious little book. In 40 short chapters, the author, E. H. Gombrich, attempts to tell the history of the world from prehistoric times until the development of atomic energy. He succeeds in...
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Howard’s End by E. M. Forster
Being a Jane Austen fanatic, I often see similarities between her novels and whatever I’m reading. In the case of Howards End, that’s especially easy to do. Just like Sense and Sensibility, this book...
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Longbourn by Jo Baker
I confess to being a Jane Austen fanatic. As such, I have read or tried to read many prequels, sequels, and retellings of Austen’s six novels, especially Pride and Prejudice. Most aren’t very good,...
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A Room With a View by E.M. Forster
Being a fan of Jane Austen, I can’t help but love A Room With a View. Even though it was written nearly 100 years after Austen, this novel by E.M. Forster has many Austen hallmarks. The main character,...
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Murder on Astor Place by Victoria Thompson
Fans of Anne Perry’s Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series should also enjoy this mystery series, called the Gaslight Mysteries. Author Victoria Thompson places her historical mysteries in New York City in...
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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
You’ve heard of this book. You’ve probably even read it, years ago in high school. (Maybe not so many years ago for some of you.) In 1999, Brave New World was number five on Modern Library’s list of...
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Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher
This is my favorite new book of the year so far. It’s composed of funny, angry letters, mostly letters of recommendation, written by a man who has been around too long and seen too much, but who can’t...
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