May 20, 2026
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April 30, 2026
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford *** (of 4)
Genghis Khan gets a bad rap. His negatives have been mostly related by Medieval Europeans who were about as close-minded and backward as any society...
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April 15, 2026
Heaven’s Prisoners by James Lee Burke ****( of 4)
James Lee Burke is a multiple award winning mystery writer and a nominee for a Pulitzer and one of the finest writers I read. Heaven’s...
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April 15, 2026
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif *** (of 4)
Ali Shingri is serving in Pakistan’s army just before the unexplained plane crash of Dictator Zia Al-Huq in 1988. Shingri’s father committed forced suicide at...
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April 15, 2026
Heartwood, Amity Gaige *** (of 4)
Valerie, a 42-year-old nurse, burnt out by round-the-clock care for dying Covid patients during the height of the epidemic, decides to hike the Appalachian Trail....
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March 23, 2026
Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson ** (of 4)
Overrated, repetitive, inconsistent, and terribly out of date just 18 months after publication. Don’t get me wrong. I think Ezra Klein is one of the...
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March 16, 2026
American by Day by Derek Miller *** (of 4)
Sigrid Odegard, a Norwegian Chief Inspector, travels to the United States to search for her missing brother. Her brother may or may not be responsible...
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March 16, 2026
A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst *** (of 4)
In 1973, Maurice and Maralyn Bailey set sail from England in a small sailboat. They were headed for New Zealand and had already crossed the...
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March 3, 2026
Dinner with King Tut by Sam Kean *** (of 4)
In his introduction, Sam Kean makes clear how little regard he has for the classical approach to archaeology with its tedious unearthing of potsherds with...
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March 3, 2026
The Take by Christopher Reich *** (of 4)
A fun spy-thriller with relatively few injuries and a protagonist who is an all-around nice guy. Simon Riske–alright, a little heavy-handed on the naming protocols...
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