Louise Erdrich is an exquisite writer. This novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 2021. The fictional story of The Night Watchman is based on her grandfather, who in addition to working as a night watchman in a jewel bearing plant, becomes an ardent activist, seeking to prevent Congress from taking recognition from his … Continue reading The Night Watchman – Louise Erdrich (audio narrated by Louise Erdrich)
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The Incredible Winston Brown – Sean Dietrich (Audio read by author)
This is a book anyone would describe as heartwarming. Winston Browne is the Sheriff in Moab, a small town in the Florida panhandle. He has never married. It is the mid-1950s. We learn immediately that Winston is dying, but along the way we learn more, including that he is not telling anyone about this. … Continue reading The Incredible Winston Brown – Sean Dietrich (Audio read by author)
George Falls Through Time – Ryan Collett (narrator – Samuel Barnett)
This book was both touching and a hoot. George, a young gay man who was recently fired and who recently went through a break up is presently earning less than a living as a dog walker when two of the dogs he is walking escape. As he dashes into a nearby park to look for … Continue reading George Falls Through Time – Ryan Collett (narrator – Samuel Barnett)
Berlin Shuffle – Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz (narrator – Neil Hellegers)
I'm really annoyed! Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz wrote this amazing novel in 1937 and died 5 years later after publishing only one other novel and I feel like I've been cheated. I want more, more, more of his unique style, his choice of characters and his storytelling. We have in Berlin Shuffle the stories of a … Continue reading Berlin Shuffle – Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz (narrator – Neil Hellegers)
The Forget-me-Not Library – Heather Webber (narrators Hallie Ricardo and Stephanie Willis)
The Forget-Me-Not Library is a sweet and hopeful novel, part coming of age, part magical- realism-light and generally a story about a small town with a lot to give when a person arrives there in need of some special healing. Juliet, a young woman from Michigan, was struck by lightening. She has physically recovered, but … Continue reading The Forget-me-Not Library – Heather Webber (narrators Hallie Ricardo and Stephanie Willis)
Sisters in the Wind – Angeline Boulley (Audio Book Narration by Isabella Star LaBlanc)
Sisters in the Wind is a lovely book, part coming of age, partly about incredible resilience and a lot about trauma. Lucy's very close to her father. He is very socially conservative and rigid but loving in her upbringing. Her mother died when she was very young. But then, her father starts dating for the … Continue reading Sisters in the Wind – Angeline Boulley (Audio Book Narration by Isabella Star LaBlanc)
Happy People Don’t Live Here – Amber Sparks (Audio Narrator – Erin deWard)
Count me as a person who adored this novel! I read the audio version, well narrated by Erin deWard. It is a fantasy in part. The story, which includes some past trauma for a number of the characters which causes them to life in ways that seek to control their environments in odd and arguably … Continue reading Happy People Don’t Live Here – Amber Sparks (Audio Narrator – Erin deWard)
Everything is Probably Fine- Julia London (Audio Narrator Marni Penning)
Lorna Lott is successful but not liked. She writes emails continuously to her sister that she does not send, till she sent one that left her boss, a boss she likes, at a loss about what to do with their star salesperson. Their problematic supervisor. Lorna must go through a 30 day wellness program paid … Continue reading Everything is Probably Fine- Julia London (Audio Narrator Marni Penning)
Everything is Tuberculosis – John Green (audio narrated by John Green)
Well, it is John Green but I was astounded by how totally entertaining a book of the history of tuberculosis and its present day impact (primarily in poor countries and on people of color). I've read some other histories of disease and medicine that I enjoyed, but they were fat books that required rather a … Continue reading Everything is Tuberculosis – John Green (audio narrated by John Green)
10 Marchfield Square – Nicola White (Narrator – Nineka Okaye)
This was a really really enjoyable murder mystery in my humble opinion. I read the audiobook, narrated by Nineka Okaye, who did amazing accents and a wonderful job. Marchfield Square is a group of two story flats squared around a little park/garden. Although such a locked gate living area in its neighborhood could be quite … Continue reading 10 Marchfield Square – Nicola White (Narrator – Nineka Okaye)
They Called me Bookworm 