Bennie is an aging former punk rocker and record executive. Sasha is the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Here Jennifer Egan brilliantly reveals their pasts, along with the inner lives of …
Author, Junot Diaz, will join us on April 3rd to discuss his Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novel about Oscar Wao and his family on their journey from the Dominican Republic to the United States and back agai…
One Day is a novel by David Nicholls, published in 2009. Each chapter covers the lives of two protagonists on 15 July, St. Swithin's Day, for twenty years.
Still Life with Bread Crumbs is a deeply moving and often very funny story of unexpected love, and a stunningly crafted journey into the life of a woman, her heart, her mind, her days, as she discover…
LUCKY US, by Amy Bloom
“My father’s wife died. My mother said we should drive down to his place and see what might be in it for us.”
So begins the story of teenage half sisters Eva and Iris in thi…
Author Phil Klay will join us on April 30, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. to discuss his book of short stories, "REDEPLOYMENT"
Here's an excerpt from my personal blogpost - regarding REDEPLOYMENT:
"Just this mo…
The Manor is the biography of a uniquely American place that has endured through wars great and small, through fortunes won and lost, through histories bright and sinister—and of the family that has l…
The Light in the Ruins is a spellbinding novel of love, despair, and revenge – set in war-ravaged Tuscany.
Discussion with author Chris Bohjalian on Tuesday, November 19 at 1:00 p.m. EST
A leading social critic goes inside the billion-dollar baby business to expose the marketing and the myths, helping parents determine what’s worth their money—and what’s a waste
When their 13 year-old neighbor's body is found floating in the Hawthorne's pool, the events surrounding the investigation into the young girl's death reveals secrets held close by this southern famil…
DISCUSSION WITH AUTHOR, JOJO MOYES: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH AT 1:00 P.M.
A young working class girl becomes a caretaker for a wealthy, somewhat abrupt quadriplegic man. Their story is equal parts love…