Three Familiar Authors and One New One
Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: THE REPORTERS WHO TOOK ON A WORLD AT WAR
by Deborah Cohen
Cohen give readers an inside glimpse of the oft-times reckless reporters who covered the brewing crisis in Europe prior to and during WWII. Before we had 24/7 TV coverage, these American reporters were the sole source of news from the front. The Wall Street Journal says “(Ms. Cohen) takes their story to a new level with prodigious research and sparkling prose. The book is a model of its kind.”
Other books include: The War Come Home, Family Secrets
Remember A Visit from the Goon Squad? The Sandcastle Book Club read the book several years ago. Jennifer Egan is the author, and the book won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Now Egan has written The Candy House, a ‘sister’ book. In the new novel, Egan follows up on many of the characters from Goon Squad as she explores a theme we are all familiar with–technology versus personal privacy. Critics can’t say enough about this book!
“Even in an era of boundless hype, Jennifer Egan’s The Candy House has a legitimate claim on the title of Most Anticipated Book of the Year. It contains a brilliant demonstration of the unquantifiable pleasures of great fiction.”–Ron Charles, The Washington Post
Other books include: A Visit from the Goon Squad, Manhattan Beach
Horse, by Geraldine Brooks, is based on the true story of a record-breaking race horse named Lexington; but the book is much more than that. The story begins in Kentucky in 1850 and travels over time and territory to showcase Brooks’ proven brillance as a writer.
Other books include: People of the Book, Year of Wonders
Memphis, by Tara M. Stringfellow, follows three generations of a Southern Black family and the youngest member’s quest for truth. NYT Book Review calls it “A rhapsodic hymn to Black Women.”