Once There Were WolvesCharlotte McConaghyBook Club “There are languages without words and violence is one of them.” Biologist Inti Flynn has arrived in the Scottish Highlands with wolves and secrets — the former intended for release, the latter for close keeping. The locals are afraid, but Inti believes that “rewilding” is what’s best for the…
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What I read: May 2025
The Street Where You LiveRoisin Meaney “He might surprise her though. He might ring tomorrow, when they were in the middle of trying not to ruin the goose.” Small towns can hide big secrets. The members of the local choir are prepping for their summer concert, but each of them is dealing with their own…
What I read: April 2025
A Gentleman’s GentlemanTJ Alexander “Christopher was beginning to wonder if Harding communicated exclusively through his brows, and how long it might take to learn that language.” Lord Christopher Eden’s isolated life in the countryside is upended when his solicitors inform him that he must marry before his next birthday or forfeit his title and lands….
What I read: February 2025
7 Rules of Power: Surprising—But True—Advice on How to Get Things Done and Advance Your CareerJeffrey PfefferDNF “Most fundamentally, power is a tool. Like many or maybe most tools, power, once mastered, can be used to accomplish great things, horrendously terrible things, and everything in between. The point: Don’t confuse or conflate your reactions to…
What I read: January 2025
Jane EyreCharlotte BrontëBook club “I see at intervals the glance of a curious sort of bird through the close set bars of a cage: a vivid, restless, resolute captive is there; were it but free, it would soar cloud-high.” After eight years as a student and teacher at Lowood School, orphan Jane Eyre is anxious…