“The Haunting of Room 904” by Erika T. Wurth c.2025 / Flatiron Books / $28.99 / 320 pages You managed to book the last room left. And you were lucky to get it, too. Your favorite vacation spot is apparently now everyone else’s favorite, too, and that makes it hard[Read More…]
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Understanding why we eat what we eat in ‘How to Feed the World’
“How to Feed the World: The History and Future of Food” by Vaclav Smil c.2025 / Viking / $30 / 272 pages Your plate, at first, seemed like it was too big. The fancy food you got was presented nicely but the portions were small, so the plate looked massive.[Read More…]
Grieving and not sure of the next step? Check out ‘Memorial Days: A Memoir’
“Memorial Days: A Memoir” by Geraldine Brooks c.2025 / Viking / $28 / 224 pages Time heals all wounds. Have surgery, and your doctor will tell you how long before you can “resume normal activities” and go on living your life. All you have to do is wait. Cut your[Read More…]
A courtroom memoir that’s so much more in ‘Drawn Testimony’
“Drawn Testimony: My Four Decades as a Courtroom Sketch Artist” by Jane Rosenberg c.2024 / Hanover Square Press / $30 / 256 pages How do you draw a man? Take the easy route: a circle and five lines, and you have a stick figure that’s recognizable to almost everyone. Scribble[Read More…]