Did social media force-feed us “Theo of Golden”?
Book Review Let me start by saying that, in my highly subjective opinion, “Theo of Golden” gets a solid 9 out of 10 stars. I’ve even recommended it to my…

Book Review Let me start by saying that, in my highly subjective opinion, “Theo of Golden” gets a solid 9 out of 10 stars. I’ve even recommended it to my…

Book Review Fredrik Backman was a real discovery for me when I read the “Beartown” trilogy – a series about ice hockey. If someone had told me before that I’d…

Thoughts and Ramblings You’re at an age where the only excuse for reading novels aimed at kids and young teens is reading them to your own grandchildren. Except you don’t…

Thoughts and Ramblings Here is the starting point – my upcoming reading list includes the biography of Giuseppe Tomasi, Prince of Lampedusa, written by Steven Price. And since I haven’t…

Book Review This piece will primarily be about the Booker curse, using Rachel Kushner’s novel “Creation Lake” as our case study. However, I will start with the novel itself, as…

Read Between the Lines The handover of a long-standing business – often a family firm – to the next generation of leaders is by no means an uncommon scenario. It…

Book Review In my mind, Marie Benedict seems to be on a specific mission. She writes historical fiction that shines a spotlight on brilliant women unfairly pushed into the shadows…

Book Review Fair warning! I’m a bit obsessed with Cleopatra, so this is going to be a long read, but I promise it will be interesting. Why do we know…

About Reading When I wrote that two-part post for you about Wintering – which isn’t even close to a traditional self-help book – we had a little private chat about the…

Book Review We’re back to “Wintering” and the fact that it’s one of those books that leaves people feeling terribly disappointed – though that isn’t necessarily the book’s fault. In the first…