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Book of the Week for April 23, 2021

Ariel by Sylvia Plath

Poems–now with text and notes—that were written, frantically, after Ted Hughes abandoned her for another woman.

Book of the Week for April 15, 2021

Keeping Secrets by Suzanne Somers

Growing up with a violent, alcoholic father, and its consequences–to the actress and her family.

Book of the Week for April 09, 2021

1984 by George Orwell

A 1949 foretelling of Big Brother and doom.

Book of the Week for April 02, 2021

In Person by Betty White

Life With Elizabeth, Password, Mary Tyler Moore, and The Golden Girls. The actress’s 1987 memoir.

Book of the Week for March 28, 2021

Jack London: Sailor On Horseback by Irving Stone

A biography about the peripatetic author of The Call of the Wild and White Fang.

Book of the Week for March 19, 2021

Yargo: A Love Story by Jacqueline Susann

A beautiful woman is kidnapped by a man from outer space; the author’s debut 1956 novel; published posthumously in 1979.

Book of the Week for March 12, 2021

The Girls Of August by Anne Rivers Siddons

Every summer, four friends reunite to re-evaluate their lives.

Book of the Week for March 07, 2021

Doris Day: Her Story by A. E. Hotchner

The actress dispels her image of innocence.

Read Across America Day

March 2 is Read Across America Day, the nation’s biggest celebration of reading. The day occurs each year on the...

Book of the Week for March 01, 2021

A Misalliance by Anita Brookner

After twenty years of marriage, an eccentric woman is abandoned by her husband.

Book of the Week for February 21, 2021

Forgive Us Our Digressions by Jim and Henny Backus

The actor known mostly for playing “Thurston Howell” on Gilligan’s Island, and voicing “Mr. Magoo,” recalls his rise from Ohio to...

Book of the Week for February 14, 2021

Eating Together by Lillian Hellman and Peter Feibleman

Two long-term friends exchange memories and meals.