Author Sarah Tomlinson must have kept detailed journals to write so vividly.
Books
Signings, etc.: Bette Freedson
The author will read from her book ‘Soul Mothers’ Widsom: Seven Insights for the Single Mother.’
Author takes on academia in ‘Dear Committee Members’
Julie Schumacher gleefully inhabits her ‘evil twin,’ an unravelling college English professor, in this funny and engaging novel.
Book Review: ‘What Comes Next and How to Like It,’ by Abigail Thomas
The memoirist muses, with grace and wit, on growing old.
Book Review: A rewarding journey to ‘Bettyville’
George Hodgman’s memoir tells poignantly – and with wit and wisdom – of time spent with his 91-year-old mother, Betty.
Book Review: ‘Pay Any Price’ by James Risen
The New York Times reporter, who would have gone to jail rather than testify against his sources in an espionage trial, tells a frightening story of ‘greed, power and endless war.’
Book Review: ‘Plucked’ sheds light on the roots of unwanted hair
A Bates College professor explores the history of “hair removal below the scalp line.”
Book Review: The life and times – and place – of Ian Fleming
Matthew Parker tells the rollicking story of the creator of James Bond, and of the writer’s love affair with his Jamaican retreat
Books: Ground-breaking ‘Two Mommies’ gets a re-do
Leslea Newman’s children’s book about a little girl with lesbian parents is reissued on its 25th anniversary
Dennis Lehane drinks in some sunlight in Southern California
The author of ‘Mystic River’ and other gritty fare, including his latest, ‘World Gone By,’ digs the southern California scene, but he’s not exactly mellowing out.