Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Whitaker, ‘All the Colors of the Dark’
In college, I took several “lit” classes. Modern Literature. European Literature. The Literary Classics. The Short Story. Even, Sociology...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Past favorites, part IV
During the 1950s, I read several novels by Nevil Shute, and I want to pay homage to this wonderful author. His full name was Nevil Shute...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Past favorites, Part III
I must have been 15 because we hadn’t yet moved to California, and I had “outgrown” my interest in books about dinosaurs. The librarian...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Past Favorites, Part II
During the closing decades of the twentieth century, I read many novels by John Irving: The World According to Garp, The Hotel New...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: Past favorites, part I
Last September, I wrote about several of my favorite books. These were mostly novels that I read many decades ago, but they’re the ones...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Freida McFadden, 'Never Lie'
If you’ve read even one of Freida McFadden’s psychological thrillers, you’re probably a fan like me. Dr. McFadden is a practicing...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Carcaterra Takes ‘The Godfather’ Global
Lorenzo Carcaterra, author of “The Wolf” (2014, 310 pages in paperback format), is something of an enigma. His “Tin Badges,” reviewed...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: J.A. Jance, ‘Long Time Gone’
Judith Ann Jance uses her initials for her pseudonym because a publisher told her that readers might not accept a female author, writing...
