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
Oct 2, 2024
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
Sep 17, 2024
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
Sep 11, 2024
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
Sep 4, 2024
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
Aug 27, 2024
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
Aug 20, 2024
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...
Jim Glynn
Aug 13, 2024
Book Talk: ‘Damaged,’ ‘Exposed,’ ‘Feared’
I’m reviewing the final three novels in Lisa Scottoline’s Rosato and DiNunzio series because they share many characteristics. I...
Jim Glynn
Aug 6, 2024



