Book of the Week for January 01, 2017

A Prayer For Katerina Horovitzova by Arnost Lustig

Arnost Lustig’s, A PRAYER FOR KATERINA HOROVITZOVA; just before a young girl is gassed by the Nazis, she gets her...

Book of the Week for December 26, 2016

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s, THE SCARLET LETTER; the daring Hester Prynne has an affair, births a daughter, and manages their lives, despite...

Book of the Week for December 18, 2016

My Side Of The Mountain by Jean Craighead George

Jean Craighead George’s, MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN; Sam Gribley is an unhappy city boy who runs away to the...

Book of the Week for December 12, 2016

The Bonfire Of The Vanities by Tom Wolfe

Tom Wolfe’s, THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES; the collision of snobbish Wall Street with the backstreet of the Bronx.

Book of the Week for December 05, 2016

Love Story by Erich Segal

Erich Segal’s, LOVE STORY; Very young, potent love; very young, potent death.

Book of the Week for November 28, 2016

Dinner At The Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler

After a matriarch passes on, her divisive family assembles for a meal.

Book of the Week for November 21, 2016

Depths Of Glory by Irving Stone

The life of Camille Pissarro, the Jewish Impressionist–and the author’s last book.

Book of the Week for November 14, 2016

An Empire Of Their Own: How The Jews Invented Hollywood by Neal Gabler

The stories of the Studio bosses: Harry Cohn, William Fox, Carl Laemmle, Louis B. Mayer, Jack and Harry Warner; Adolph...

Book of the Week for November 07, 2016

One More Time: A Memoir by Carol Burnett

From near poverty in San Antonio, to Lucille Ball-like success in television, movies, and the stage.

Book of the Week for October 30, 2016

Burning Bright by John Steinbeck

Unaware of his sterility, Joe Saul’s wife commits adultery so her husband can have his long-desired child.

Book of the Week for October 24, 2016

The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington

Booth Tarkington’s, THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS; the 1919 Pulitzer-Prize winning novel shows the decline of a wealthy family–in part from the introduction of...

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A Prayer For Katerina Horovitzova by Arnost Lustig

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

My Side Of The Mountain by Jean Craighead George

The Bonfire Of The Vanities by Tom Wolfe

Love Story by Erich Segal

Dinner At The Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler

Depths Of Glory by Irving Stone

An Empire Of Their Own: How The Jews Invented Hollywood by Neal Gabler

One More Time: A Memoir by Carol Burnett

Burning Bright by John Steinbeck

The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington