Do real men read? According to a survey by the Guardian, as long as those books promise “strong active narrative themes.” So here are three books perfect for Valentine’s Day as well as for the men you might like to engage for your monthly book discussion. Read on! You’ll enjoy them as well.
Matterhorn by Karl [...]

A lot of contemporary adult literature is characterized by a real distrust of plot.
                                                                        – Lev Grossman, The Magicians
 
What do authors like Alice Hoffman, Michael Chabon, and E.L. Doctorow have in common? They have all written young adult books. Today this genre offers an edgier, more immediate, and often sophisticated panoply of themes—perfect for [...]

The Man From Saigon by Marti Leimbach
1967 – Another intensely hot morning on the Mekong Delta, and naïve young journalist, Susan Gifford, along with her loyal Vietnamese friend and photographer, Son, are traveling ‘in country’ with the Ninth Infantry, when they are suddenly ambushed. A devastating explosion hurls bodies into the surrounding bush. It is [...]

As summer wanes, here are three books with staying power — so brush off the sand and pass them on!
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
 
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake recalls a time, 1940 – 1941, when Americans, as historian Leonard Dinnerstein once wrote, “shamelessly articulated their prejudices.”
War-ravaged Europe was still across a vast ocean, and Hitler’s [...]

Porch swings and honeysuckle – along with some wanton women make these reads perfect for your summer getaway.
World of Pies by Karen Stolz
Nostalgia in the time of hoola hoops is chronicled in this coming-of-age tale about tomboy, Roxie Milner, who’s plagued by perennially embarrassing parents:
Daddy not only owns the successful Carl’s Corset Shop, but obviously [...]

So your book club met again this month and the same thing happened – even with double espresso brownies; the discussion meandered to include everything from breast enhancement to new age potty training techniques. Keep it on track with something a little more intriguing—like a book that garnered such stellar reviews your members will wonder [...]