The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki

September 21, 2024

I think I”m about a year or two behind others who are reading some of these small Japanese books with entwined stories, but it was due to my own prejudice. I had read translated books in the past, and had not been impressed. I never knew if it was the writer or...

The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl

May 27, 2024

Ruth Reichl takes readers along on her journey to Paris in 1983. Food, fashion, and art are so essential to this book that it’s a treat for the senses as a reluctant visitor to the city discovers it. When Stella’s mother died, she was surprised to receive...

No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister

May 08, 2023

Sometimes, it’s hard to describe a book without spoilers. Erica Bauermeister’s latest novel, No Two Persons, is one of those books. She says the title comes from a quote. “No two persons ever read the same book, or saw the same picture”, from...

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

July 24, 2022

Sometimes, the shortest books are the most difficult to read emotionally. That’s probably one reason Claire Keegan’s novel Small Things Like These won the 2022 Orwell Prize for fiction earlier in the week. I picked up the book when I read an article in...

Search by Michelle Huneven

June 22, 2022

Sometimes, it feels as if I read too many reviews. I could have sworn one of the readers who comments here on Thursdays mentioned this book. And, I still think she did, although I can’t find her comments on “What Are You Reading?” But, for some...