Title: The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous LegacyAuthor: David E. HoffmanGenre: NonfictionPages: 608Publication Date: Aug 3, 2010StoryGraph* Moods: informative, dark, tenseHow I Stumbled Upon This Book: I read, on recommendation, his book The Billion Dollar Spy (as research) – in seeing what else he had written,Continue reading “First Friday Rec: The Dead Hand”
Category Archives: Reading
I Bought a Book
I realize fully that this title is not newsworthy. I’m a writer. I read voraciously. Ergo – I’m probably the type of person who buys books. Except, these days, I’m not. (Well, not really.) Growing up, all my money went to books and CDs because those were the things I cared most about (well, itContinue reading “I Bought a Book”
First Friday Rec: The Quiet Librarian
Title: The Quiet LibrarianAuthor: Allen EskensGenre: Historical FictionPages: 320Publication Date: Feb 3, 2026StoryGraph* Moods: dark, tense, emotionalHow I Stumbled Upon This Book: I honestly don’t remember – but I will read anything involving librarians and librariesOther Books by this author: The Life We Bury, The Stolen Hours, The Shadows We Hide, Nothing More Dangerous, SavingContinue reading “First Friday Rec: The Quiet Librarian”
First Friday Rec: Fly Girl
Title: Fly GirlAuthor: Ann HoodGenre: MemoirPages: 288Publication Date: Apr 4, 2023StoryGraph* Moods: informative, adventurous, reflectiveHow I Stumbled Upon This Book: I honestly don’t remember where I first saw this book – I don’t think it was a verbal recommendation from anyone. But I read it as research for a story I’m working on.Other Books byContinue reading “First Friday Rec: Fly Girl”
First Friday Rec: Raising Hare
Title: Raising HareAuthor: Chloe DaltonGenre: Memoir, NaturePages: 304Publication Date: Mar 4, 2025StoryGraph* Moods: Informative, Reflective, InspiringHow I Stumbled Upon This Book: The woman that runs one of my book clubs (and owns my fav bookshop) recommended it. Other Books by this author: They are currently working on their second book.*StoryGraph also offers content warnings. Description:Continue reading “First Friday Rec: Raising Hare”
They’re BAAaaack
The same year that @m@zon hung up it’s “Yes, we sell books, too!” banner, there were about 5500 independent bookstores with 7K locations in the U.S. Just two years later, the owner of that online juggernaut hand delivered it’s millionth book order. Having already been battered by chain bookstores, these indie shops struggled even moreContinue reading “They’re BAAaaack”
First Friday Rec: The Bookshop
Title: The Bookshop: A History of the American BookstoreAuthor: Evan FrissGenre: NonfictionPages: 416Publication Date: Aug 6, 2024StoryGraph* Moods: Informative, Reflective, InspiringHow I Stumbled Upon This Book: Saw it in a bookshop. 🙂Other Books by this author: On Bicycles: A 200 Year History of Cycling in New York City and The Cycling City*StoryGraph also offers contentContinue reading “First Friday Rec: The Bookshop”
First Friday Rec: My Friends
Title: My FriendsAuthor: Fredrik BackmanTranslation by: Neil SmithGenre: Contemporary FictionPages: 436Publication Date: 6 May 2025StoryGraph* Moods: emotional, hopeful, finnyHow I Stumbled Upon This Book: tasked it for book clubOther Books by this author: A Man Called Ove, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer, Anxious People, Beartown, Britt-Marie Was Here, My GrandmotherContinue reading “First Friday Rec: My Friends”
First Friday Rec: When Books Went to War
Title: When Books Went to WarAuthor: Molly Guptill ManningGenre: Nonfiction, History, InformativePages: 267Publication Date: 2 Dec 2014StoryGraph* Moods: Informative, Inspiring, ReflectiveHow I Stumbled Upon This Book: I had originally heard about it from a friend and thought to put it on my TBR; then I read a historical fiction novel for book club that includedContinue reading “First Friday Rec: When Books Went to War”
First Friday Rec: Like, Literally, Dude
Title: Like, Literally, DudeAuthor: Valerie FridlandGenre: Nonfiction, Reference, InformativePages: 336Publication Date: 18 Apr 2023StoryGraph* Moods: Informative, Funny, LightheartedHow I Stumbled Upon This Book: Armchair Expert interviewOther Books by this author: A textbook called Language and Society: What Your Speech Says About You*StoryGraph also offers content warnings. Description: From Bookshop.org: “In Like, Literally, Dude, linguist Valerie FridlandContinue reading “First Friday Rec: Like, Literally, Dude”
