John of John

John of John by Douglas Stuart I root for this book to win the Booker Prize in the way I want the one movie I’ve seen to win the Oscar. I cannot speak to the other nominees, which may be excellent books. I can only say that John of John…

Yes, No, I Don’t Know

In her collection of stories, Yes, No, I Don’t Know (2026, Cornerstone Press) Kathryn Gahl gives us characters teetering on the sharp edges of life. A woman married forty-nine years not sure how much longer she can stand it. A young woman who wonders if maybe this time the man…

Back where it began: A Death in Cornwall by Daniel Silva

Note: This is not so much a review of one book, but an overall impression of the Gabriel Allon series of novels by Daniel Silva. Yesterday I started listening to—for the second time—the audio book: A Death in Cornwall. It is #24 in the Gabriel Allon series by Daniel Silva…

A Far-Flung Life

I chose M. L. Stedman’s newest novel, A Far-Flung Life, based on the cover and the title. Something about the isolation of that windmill, silhouetted against the stars drew me in, as did the term “far-flung.” What kind of life could be described like that, I wondered. I knew nothing…