Run, don’t walk, to read this excellent whodunit. The Maid by Nita Prose. You’ve never read a book like this one before. Now, go!

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus is an incredible book that every woman and every man who loves a woman should read. When it ended, I felt bereft. I’d lost a soulmate.

Spectacular Things. Very good book! Fresh perspective, fascinating story.

My Brilliant Career by Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin, aka Miles Franklin, published in 1901. Set in Australia, a fabulous and unusual coming of age story.

She’s fun and so is her book!

Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand. Perfect summer read!

Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch. I don’t know how I could have missed reading this novel years ago, since it is heavily involved with a story about a painting stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I thoroughly enjoyed the first half of the book, but it continued and continued and I lost the plot. While this isn’t a ringing endorsement, I did like the book.

J.D. Salinger, a Life, by K. Slawenski. An interesting read about an author I enjoy.

The Nude by C. Michelle Lindley. I liked it mainly because its about an art historian and a work of art. Good but not great, imho.

Happy reading! Stacks of books left to read!