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Book Review: Entitlement by Rumaan Alam
Published late last year, Entitlement by Rumaan Alam has been on a few “best of” lists this year--earning praise from authors such as Roxane Gay and Rebecca Makkai--and it’s very well done, if

Laurie Fundukian
Jun 173 min read


Book Review: The Women by Kristen Hannah
I don’t remember being taught much in school about Vietnam. The Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and World Wars I and II were covered, but

Laurie Fundukian
Mar 185 min read


Book Review: Wellness by Nathan Hill
Wellness is a beautiful book, with so many themes I had to slow down my pace while reading in order to take it all in. At its heart, it seem

Laurie Fundukian
Jan 73 min read


Book Review: True Gretch by Gretchen Whitmer
This September, with construction all around metro Detroit and the election looming, it was a good time for me to read Governor Gretchen Whi

Laurie Fundukian
Oct 7, 20244 min read


Book Review: Come and Get It by Kiley Reid
Kiley Reid, author of the sensation Such a Fun Age from a few years ago, is back with her new novel, Come and Get It. She is definitely on t

Laurie Fundukian
Apr 15, 20243 min read


Book Review: Tom Lake, A Novel by Ann Patchett
Tom Lake, Ann Patchett’s latest novel (out last year) has a lovely Michigan connection, along with nods to Chekov and Thornton Wilder.

Laurie Fundukian
Jan 29, 20243 min read


Book Review: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver, a master of storytelling as well as research, was awarded a well-deserved Pulitzer Prize for fiction early this year...

Laurie Fundukian
Aug 10, 20233 min read


Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder
Nomadland may have been published in 2017, but with inflation and other challenges in our country these days, it’s a very timely concept...

Laurie Fundukian
Mar 16, 20234 min read


Book Review - The Other Black Girl
It can be difficult to find a riveting, original book that also contains social commentary, mystery, humor, and thought-provoking...

Laurie Fundukian
Feb 4, 20223 min read