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Annual Book Recommendations

Thanks to all of you who tell me how much you look forward to these recommendations. Writing this post is one of the few consistencies in this blog!

As of now I’ve read 70 books this year, and I’ll read a few more this December. The recommendations below come from the 70, but narrowing it down was difficult. My first list was 16 books! From there I got it down to eight, and I’ll call the other eight honorable mentions. So here goes.

My favorite work of fiction was The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. A brilliant …

Book Reviews,

Best Books of the First Quarter

A friend asked what have been the best books of the first quarter of 2016. I’ve read about three dozen this year and after looking through the list it was easy to spot what I thought were the best. Decided to break them down into three categories reflecting the genres I’ve read most.

My favorite fictional book has to be The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. Beautifully written story of two sisters in France during World War II, and how they handled their impossible situations. Simply brilliant. A second choice would be the mystery Adios Hemingway by Leonardo Padura Fuentes.

My …