Bookmans Recommends: Top Reads of 2014
As we say goodbye to 2014 and all it had to offer, we reflect on the amazing books we’ve enjoyed. From fiction to nonfiction and all the genres in between, 2014 was full of great literary works that we have to gush over. The staff…
Book Review: Song of Kali by Dan Simmons
Review by Darcy Short October is the best time of year for spooky reads and you can’t find one much better than Song of Kali by Dan Simmons. While this is not your typical horror novel, the chills it gives the reader are all the…
Book Review: Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
By Molly Mitchell More than one friend of mine recommended Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half since she began the blog in 2009. These recommendations are usually followed by, “You have the same sense of humor.” For whatever reason, I’m turned off by that statement….
Book Review: California by Edan Lepucki
Reviewed by Darcy Short Unlike most post-apocalyptic novels, the world doesn’t end with one big disaster in Edan Lepucki’s new novel California, it ends with many. A poor economy, numerous natural disasters, weak government and poor resource management collide to crumble society as we know…
Book Review: Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life by Neil Strauss
Review by Darcy Short Like most of us, Neil Strauss lived a sheltered life of convenience and modern comfort. But after the distressing events of the 2000s, the terrorists attacks of September 11, 2001 and the financial collapse of 2008, Strauss decided he couldn’t rely…
Bookmans Recommends: 5 Women, 5 Books, 5 Questions
The women of Bookmans Grant are hard-working and intelligent. We don’t just sell books, we read them too. We asked about their favorite books. You may be surprised by what they say.
Book Review: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Review by Darcy Short It’s nice when a novel lives up to the hype surrounding it. The Goldfinch does just that. It has been placed on numerous best-of-the-year lists and for good reason. The book follows the life of Theodore Decker, a New York boy…
Book Review — Role Models by John Waters
Reviewed by Darcy Short Once in a while we come across a book that, after reading the first three pages, we know will be one of our all-time favorites forever. A book that we know we’ll read until the cover disintegrates and then, regardless of…
Featured Book Review: What Remains by Carole Radziwill
“Tragedy whores.” We aren’t fond of this term. Carole Radziwill pins it to the reader and that judgment makes the story she wants to tell you about Carolyn and John Kennedy, Jr. uncomfortable to read, like watching The Real Housewives of New York City. Theirs…
Book Review – The Witching Hour: A Novel by Anne Rice
At first glance, fiction and travel guides don’t have much in common, however fiction can set a mood where travel guides primarily address logistics. When I travel I always read fiction set in the region I am visiting. When I first read The Witching Hour…
Toddler book recommendations from my 17-month-old daughter
By Kate Beles We started reading, if you can call it that, just after Maxine was born, with picture books of baby faces, photos of animals, and lift-the-flap books. I rarely read the actual words of the book (until she was close to 1-year-old) and…
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