Mouth to Mouth – A slow and then fast pace into the art world.  Great summer read!

Remarkably Bright Creatures – Remarkably Bright Creatures is about love, love lost, loneliness, friendship, and a particular friendship with an octopus. Another summer win.

The It Girl – Great murder mystery centered in Oxford. Stayed up super late to finish!

Normal Family: On Truth, Love, and How I Met My 35 Siblings – I Loved this book and could not put it down.  See my post here

The Poet X – Brilliant first novel about growing up as a young girl/woman in Spanish Harlem. The entire book is written in poetic prose, almost like rap. Genius!

Corrections in Ink – An incredibly powerful memoir on addiction, jail, and self-reflection.

Severence – Couldn’t put it down.  What if Covid had been truly the end of society? What would it look like?  Great read.  Extremely well-written.

The Twilight World – Incredibly well-written quick read about a Japanese soldier who defended a Philippine island for almost 30 years never realizing WWII was over.

Zabar’s: A Family Story, with Recipes – I loved this book.  The history of the family with plenty of NY stories too.  Also, the evolution of their store.  Many could take a lesson from the Zabar family and how they have managed to survive all these years.

This Time Tomorrow – First book of the summer reads.  I hope they are all as entertaining.  I couldn’t put it down.

Parable of the Talents – Loved! Still thinking about the book.  Start with Parable of the Sower and pick up Kindred while you are at it.

Trevor Noah, Born A Crime – I have been to South Africa twice, so I was aware of the multiple languages spoken there and the countless communities.  Noah’s story is incredible.  He came from a Black mother and a white father and grew up as a Black man.  It wasn’t until he began school did he realize that he was an outsider on the inside.  His success is his survival.   I couldn’t put it down.