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
Book Talk: Two departures by McFadden
The Devil Wears Scrubs Because Freida McFadden is a physician, I wondered if any parts of this story were autobiographical. “The Devil...
Jim Glynn
Jul 31, 2024
Book Talk: David Baldacci, ‘Simply Lies’
“Mickey Gibson wiped the spit-up off Darby’s face, and then gave her two-year-old daughter a plastic squeaky ball, hoping that would hold...
Jim Glynn
Jul 23, 2024



