Monthly Archives: July 2016

Why this book:  Selected by my literature reading group. I had read it for the first time  about 7 years ago, and loved it then.  I was uncertain the group would like it, since it is rather long (~600 pages) … Continue reading →

Why this book:  We selected this book for our All American Leadership reading group, and it was I who suggested it.  It had been recommended to me by Liz Barron who said it was creating something of a stir in … Continue reading →

Why this book:  My good friend Jay read it after I recommended  Vonnegut’s Slaughter House Five to him. I had read Slaughter House Five twice and found it really clever, creative, and powerful.  I had read Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle in college … Continue reading →