John Banville's latest is an exploration of the past shaping the present as an aging actor reflects on an illicit affair, his tragic relationship with his daughter, and the struggle to discern the truth in memory.
Nora Ephron makes you laugh knowingly in her collection of revealing essays on aging, love, and dealing with what life chucks at us. A treat to read, I Feel Bad About My Neck gives another bit of insight into a remarkable woman.
Much like she did with her popular column, “Life In the 30’s,” Quindlen writes invitingly about everyday life, though the focus is now on life in the 50s and 60s. Still, what’s wonderful about Quindlen’s writing is that she manages to be universally relatable.
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A Modern Classic That Endures: Robert Penn Warren's All the King’s Men
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Some Heat Before Summer: Long Simmering Spring by Elisabeth Barrett
Mark Bittman's VB6: The Lifestyle Book Everyone's Talking About
Alice Munro
Barbara Kingsolver
George Saunders
Haruki Murakami
Abigail Pollak
Allyson Pearl
Andrew Agudo
Jen Marshall
Joe Muscolino
Rita D. Jacobs
