I haven’t read Ms Fairstein’s books in awhile, and I was surprised to discover this was #18 in the series about Alexandra Cooper, ADA for the sex crime unit in the New York DA’s office. I enjoyed the start of the series, but drifted away from murder mysteries until recently, when good romance books seemed elusive. The premise of this one sounded good – the death of a prominent player in the New York fashion scene, as per the blurb: High fashion means high stakes, […]
“Mind your own biscuits and life will be gravy”
I did not have any exposure to Anthony Bourdain until his later television programs; The Layover and Parts Unknown. I have to say I much prefer the older more introspective and thoughtful version of Mr. Bourdain. That is not to say I didn’t enjoy his first book thoroughly. While the younger chef is certainly more brash, he’s still clearly a smart, engaging and thoughtful writer who does not shy away from sharing some of his lowest career moments with his readers. Before Anthony Bourdain […]
Bird and Bear and Hare and Fish.
Once upon a time, I read Wizard and Glass for the very first time, and thought that there could never be a greater book in the world. I was swept up in the world of Mejis and horses and Roland and Susan and the Big Coffin Hunters. I didn’t mind being apart from Eddie and Jake and Susannah (and Oy!) for such a long time, because this story was EPIC! It was romantic and tragic and IMPORTANT to the plot of the overall series. I […]
She was, all by herself, an entire tribe of contradictions
You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me is a memoir about Sherman Alexie’s mother Lillian, his childhood, and Native American history; it’s about grief, anger, and forgiveness; it’s about victims of abuse, their bullies, and fighting back as a point of honor. It’s about the specific lives of Lillian Alexie and her son, and the general experience of Native Americans in white America. Ultimately, in order to try to understand the mother who both gave him so much and hurt him so much, Alexie […]