Tag: XmasBooks
5 Nonfiction Books for Christmas 2015
For the true crime person in your life (that’s me), this new book about Jack the Ripper, They All Love Jack by Bruce Robinson, has just been released. It’s a monster in size, meticulously researched, so you’ll be getting your money’s worth. Whether or not you agree with Robinson and who he believes is Jack the…
5 Fiction Books for Christmas 2015
Before 2015, I’d never heard of Elena Ferrante. Now we’re reaching the end of the year and it seems like most people of my acquaintance have either just finished Ferrante’s ‘Neapolitan Novels’ (a quartet of four novels) or are midway through them. If you would like to discover for yourself what all the fuss is about,…
5 Older Reader Books for Christmas 2015
(Again, like last week, it can be hard to draw a line between what is suitable for ‘younger’ and ‘older’ readers because of the variety of tastes and abilities of children. Today I’m looking at what suggestions I have for about age 10+ but won’t include Young Adult (YA) literature. That deserves its own post.)…
