The Burning Side – Through the eyes of each character who comes together under one family room through tragedies and a fire. A family saga.

How To Rule The World – A true story set at Stanford, where the titans of the world make sure they are always titans. An incredible read on how a 17-year-old journalist took down the President of Stanford. It defines the times of corruption, cronyism, protection, and power that prefer to look the other way to keep what they have.  An excellent read.

On The Calculation of Volume (Book II) – Shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize. A woman keeps repeating November 18th over and over. How to get out of it, how does it change your perspective, how do you function? Profound

Lazar – A debut novel from a 22-year-old Swiss writer that has become an international bestseller. The book starts at the beginning of the 20th century, following one powerful family. Really good

Good People – Assimilating in America is not easy. An impressive debut novel about an Afghan family who immigrate to America, try to find their path in their community while their children become American, but their parents’ beliefs never leave Afghanistan. This dilemma continues to be written about but remains largely misunderstood by outsiders. A tragic event that is heartbreaking and hard to understand. A great read and extremely well written.

The War Within A War: The Black Struggle In Vietnam and At Home – As many Americans continue to rewrite history, I hope to see more books like this get published.  A great read. I am still thinking about it.

I’m Glad My Mom Died – What a memoir, what a crazy Mother, and nobody helped. An insane read.

Into The Blue – I have mixed feelings on this book. Really well written, a love story, insight into how movie sets work, lots of desire, and a page turner. I can see this being made into a movie. It is on countless reading lists, but I’m not sure I’d recommend it.

Keeper of the Lost Children – It is a historical fiction novel about the brown children who were left in Germany after their fathers went back to the US post-war. These children were left in a prejudiced society, and many of them ended up in orphanages. One woman changed the lives of many of them. An interweaving story that makes it hard to put the book down.

London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth – I have read Keefe’s other books, and he is an excellent storyteller of actual events. This is about the death of a 19-year-old boy, and his parents’ search for why, which leads them into an underground world of crime, power, and corruption. Similar but very different than what is happening with the Epstein files, everyone seems to be involved. The bad guys don’t always go to jail.

Heart The Lover – I loved how the book slowly drew the reader into the different stages of the characters’ lives, from childhood to adulthood. Love is never easy.

Trust Me On This – Another offbeat family story like Margo Has Money Problems, that I did enjoy, and love the show. A summer beach read.