A best seller and widely acclaimed. A retelling of the Mark Twain story of Huckleberry Finn....but through the eyes of his slave...

I've been a devotee of these Reacher books for quite a few years. It's my pulp indulgence. Several books ago Lee Child, who had started...

The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen. I can't recommend this enough. Brooks is easy to read and offers insights on a...

Grisham revisits Camino Island and his cabal of writers on the beach. This is his third in the series. The plot centers on the story...

A surprise discovery; she's a talented writer with a gift for descriptive phrasing that transports the reader to another world. In this...

The story of the months after Lincoln's election up to the Confederate assault on Fort Sumter that ignited the Civil War. Larson always...

David Foster Wallace; called the writer and voice of his (my) generation. Venerated as an exceptional talent, he was also from Illinois...

Reading this new series by Baldacci I couldn't help but hear his publisher - or him telling them - 'we need to come up with a Jack...

We all have secrets. Some would rock our world if they were exposed. Imagine a stranger coming up to you and telling you all about your...

For a serious, non-fiction book, this was engaging and eye-opening. A broad sweep of human history that puts us and our civilization...

Remember 'The Firm?' Grisham's first novel that launched his career (although I think he had a previous attempt that was overlooked). ...

The best work of historical fiction. A Pulitzer Prize winner. I read this years ago and my memory of it was so enjoyable, I had to...

A refreshing, new look at Lincoln that focuses more on others' experiences with him, what he said, impressions he made. Meacham is an...

Recommended by my wife, Martha (she's selective in suggesting a title), I now highly recommend. Brooks is a vivid writer who...

Occasionally, I'll pick up a book by an unfamiliar author for the sake of variety. I'd seen her books in the 'thriller' section and...

With the intent of eventually writing more about how Washington works, I picked this up hoping it would give me some insights. I was...

DeMille is a clever writer with character banter that makes the journey funny as well as exciting. John Corey is a witty smart-ass. A...

A seriously funny read - though I think sometimes he tries too hard. When Brian Sack's mother passed away, he was left with a letter...

One of my indulgences; Jack Reacher books. A fast-paced thriller, as usual, that I recommend. Couldn't do better on the description...

The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer Unexpectedly good. Written in intimate and dramatic detail, it reads like a haunting novel; though...