We are back working at the store and SO happy to be there after a year of isolating. We’re double dosed but masked, of course. Recently I’ve read WE RUN THE TIDES, a novel by Vendela Vida. I actually picked it up because George was reading it and I heard him laughing. That caught my attention. He said, “You are going to Love this book!” And I did. It’s set in the Sea Cliff section of San Francisco in the 80s. It’s as “achingly beautiful” as it is funny.
I listened to THE FOUR WINDS by Kristin Hannah, a master storyteller. She tells us about a family during the Dust Bowl and it’s a story filled with unforgettable characters. My ears started to hurt from not taking out my air pods. But I had to keep listening. (Get the digital audiobook.)
Now I’m excited to have an Advanced Reader’s Copy of the first 200 pages of Blake Bailey’s biography of Philip Roth, publishing in April. If you’re a Roth fan as I am (some might say I’m obsessed) you have to read this book. “Don’t try to rehabilitate me,” Roth told his biographer, “Just make me interesting.” Baily has certainly done that. A great biographer writing about a great writer. You can pre-order your copy now. And if you haven’t read Roth this might be the time to start. My go-to title is AMERICAN PASTORAL.
Happy Reading!
Xx
~ Store Co-founder, Judy Blume