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Hello Beautiful

https://amzn.to/3VAp3Lr It’s an Oprah book. But that’s not why I read it. Every Sunday I scan the “New York Times” book section to see what interests me, and a story of four sisters does. Family, personalities, relationships, ultimately they’re all that matter. You might be interested in the big game, business, but that never comprises […]

Steve Martin Audiobook

“So Many Steves: Afternoons with Steve Martin”: https://bit.ly/3LC9kqA Does anybody know about this? I listened and quite enjoyed it, but it’s not worth $14.99. It’s a podcast, not an audiobook. How come nobody at Pushkin knows this? The paradigm was established when Pushkin released “Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon”: https://bit.ly/3LD7KVk It had absolutely […]

Birnam Wood

https://amzn.to/3L0ZXSt Now that’s a book. Expect to see it on the ten best lists at the end of the year. “Birnam Wood” is no “Maame.” “Birnam Wood” is literary fiction. As in the concepts supersede the plot, big ideas are wrestled with and… I don’t think anybody can really come up with a clear definition […]

Maame

https://amzn.to/40YbSFY This is a “Read With Jenna” book. And usually that means I won’t read it. I don’t have anything against Jenna, but she usually recommends middle of the road stuff that will satiate her audience yet is anything but literary fiction. It had to go back to the library, so I dove in on […]