Rabbi Aviva Cohen is Solving Murders Again!

Book Review for "Unleavened Dead: A Rabbi Aviva Cohen Mystery" by Rabbi Ilene Schneider

Name, Rank and 8200

Book Review for "Spies, Inc.: Business Innovation from Israel's Masters of Espionage" by Stacy Perman

The REAL Chocolate Wars

Book Review for "The Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars" by Joël Glenn Brenner

Women who Orbited Fame

Book Review for "Almost Famous Women: Stories" by Megan Mayhew Bergman.

The Science of Love

Book Review for "The Rosie Project" by Graeme Simsion

Empty Nest and/or Wishful Thinking

Book Review for "Second Honeymoon" by Joanna Trollope

A Fry-ed Life

Book Review for "The Fry Chronicles: an Autobiography" by Stephen Fry

The Scent for Infatuation

Book Review for "Nectar: A Novel of Temptation" by Lily Prior

The Army for Enlightenment

Book review for "The Brotherhood of Book Hunters" by Raphaël Jerusalmy

A novel that will stick with you

Book Review for "We are all made of Glue" by Marina Lewycka

Connecting Two Lives Lived 50 Years Apart

Book Review for "The Hand that First Held Mine" by Maggie O'Farrell

Up Close and Undivided Attention

Book Review for "Divisadero" by Michael Ondaatje

Tasty Reading

Book Review for "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café" by Fannie Flagg

My Favorite Books of 2014 - the Year of the Curmudgeon

Looking back over this past year, it seems that many of the best-loved books that came out in 2014 featured protagonists who are, essentially, grumpy old men. While almost all of them hardly ever stop frowning, reading about them will certainly put a smile on your face (or bring a tear to your eye). Here is my countdown of the top five 2014 curmudgeons, plus some non-grumpy books with women I also gave five stars to in 2014 (links to my full reviews are in the titles). 

Bringing Worlds Together

Book Review for "The Distance Between Us" by Maggie O'Farrell