A Cineaste’s Bookshelf
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tatteredcover: The irrepressible urge to browse book wherever they are found under even the most ext
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GREAT READS FOR HALLOWEEN
October is my favorite month. It always has been, even when I lived in different parts of the country. Of course, it’s no coincidence that October means Halloween for me. Scary stories, chocolate, costumes – what’s not to love! So, as the days grow shorter and cooler, here are some suggestions for the change in… Read More »
hmhbooks: The compelling new book about Fenway and its amazing first year, Fenway 1912 by Glenn Stou
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REVISIT: A SECRET GIFT - Coming Soon to Paperback
Read my review of this amazing book here. It’s out soon in paperback. A must-give for the Thanksgiving season. The mysterious benefactor of “A Secret Gift”Read More »
REVIEW: RULES OF CIVILITY by Amor Towles
The overall theme is that life is an adventure unwritten, and not every turning reveals good fortune. When a shattering accident affects all in their small but close-knit group, it sends each shard of their relationship in multiple directions.Read More »
WINNER: MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
And we have a winner! Terry’s comment was chosen on random.org. Of Sherlock, Terry said: “As to why I love Mr. Holmes, he’s the original, brilliant misanthrope. Before there was Gregory House, almost before there was even Allan Quatermain, there was Sherlock Holmes.” Thanks to everyone who entered and to the folks at Penguin Classics… Read More »
Just a few hours left to enter to win a copy of THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. This series of stor
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GIVEAWAY: THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES by Sir A.C. Doyle
I don’t suppose it’s entirely fair for me to be reviewing a classic. It’s fairly certain that the tales of Sherlock and Watson are good. As one who grew up on them and the Granada series (Jeremy Brett IS Sherlock), it’s hard to imagine my literary memory without them. Rereading them was a joy.… Read More »
REVIEW: MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN by Ransom Riggs
Anyone who knows me could have guessed I’d like this book just based on the cover. Slightly creepy, old black and white photograph and a Victorian-style title. I came across this book while in a book store at the Newark airport, of all places. My husband and I were headed to Scotland for our honeymoon… Read More »
COVER IMAGE: The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Great new cover. Same great stories. My review coming soon…Read More »
BOOK PHOTO: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
This book draws some of its characters from strange portraits. Reproductions of the photos are sprinkled throughout the book. I too have a small collection of odd pictures, found at fairs, yard sales and museums. Here I’ve couple the book with one of my favorites of a school teacher, his wife, and a rabbit in… Read More »
My book photo of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (by Ransom Riggs) and one of my o
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REVIEW: THE CRADLE IN THE GRAVE by Sophie Hannah
Hannah’s tireless cops are on the case again in her newest procedural novel. Strangely enough, its publication rather coincides with the real life of Casey Anthony. Never one to shy away from difficult subject matter, Hannah, through her characters, explores the emotional and societal impacts of such an unthinkable crime. The main action surrounds the… Read More »