What I Ate In One Year by Stanley Tucci

November 02, 2024

Actor and writer Stanley Tucci talks about What I Ate In One Year (and related thoughts) in his latest book. Here are my related thoughts. I read and enjoyed his earlier book, Taste. However, if you’re a fan of audiobooks, which I am not, I’d suggest you...

The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir by Paul Newman

October 24, 2022

Paul Newman’s daughter, Clea, says that her father’s memoir, The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man is just a snapshot in time. His daughter, Melissa, says it’s part confessional, part self-analysis. From 1986 to 1991, he worked with his friend...

A Killing in Costumes by Zac Bissonnette

August 09, 2022

Zac Bissonnette’s debut mystery, A Killing in Costumes, is whimsical, nostalgic, and a little bittersweet at times. He introduces a character duo who can take on the world together, a sympathetic pair that the reader wants to see succeed, whether they’re...

Castle Deadly, Castle Deep by Veronica Bond

July 05, 2022

There’s just something about Veronica Bond’s Dinner and a Murder series that appeals to me. I don’t know if it’s the castle setting in a small town near Chicago. It might be that the actors in the Castle Dark theater provide a permanent cast of...

Enough Already by Valerie Bertinelli

February 19, 2022

I don’t think there’s an American woman who is satisfied with her physical appearance. Valerie Bertinelli’s memoir, Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today, is a testament to that. She stresses over the ten pounds she’s lost and...