“One Last Song: Conversations on Life, Death, and Music” by Mike Ayers, foreword by Jim James of My Morning Jacket c.2020, Abrams Image $24.99 / $31.99 Canada 192 pages And you lifted up your voice. Whether that was in church or in a car, it sure felt good, didn’t it?[Read More…]

“Pet Nation: The Love Affair That Changed America” by Mark L. Cushing c.2020, Avery $27.00 / $36.00 Canada 310 pages Great-grandpa would think you were crazy. In his day, dogs slept outside, maybe in the barn, or in a doghouse, if they had one. Cats caught their own dinner in[Read More…]

“Anxious People” by Fredrik Backman c.2020, Atria $28.00 / higher in Canada 352 pages There’s no way out. Face it: you can’t escape. There’s no sneaking off here, no graceful exits, no big cartoon stage-hooks for you. You can’t wiggle past anybody, and just walking off into the sunset is[Read More…]

“My Own Words” by Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams c.2016, Simon & Schuster $30.00 / $39.99 Canada 374 pages Please and Thank You. Those were The Magic Words you learned at your mother’s knee, the ones that opened doors and gained favors. That was also[Read More…]

“The Invention of Sound” by Chuck Palahniuk c.2020, Grand Central $27.00 / $34.00 Canada 240 pages The sound of a neighbor’s law mower at seven on a Saturday morning. The screech your car door makes as it scuffs against the side of the garage. The smoke alarm’s dying batteries at[Read More…]

“Good Dogs Don’t Make It to the South Pole” by Hans-Olav Thyvold, translated from the Norwegian by Marie Ostby c.2020, HarperVia $26.99 / $33.50 Canada 307 pages You can imagine the ice and snow that’s coming. Remember it? The howling wind and sleet that stings your cheeks and there isn’t[Read More…]

“Butch Cassidy: The True Story of An American Outlaw” by Charles Leerhsen c.2020, Simon & Schuster $28.00 / $37.00 Canada 304 pages That man there? He’s just a nice guy. Kind and generous, respectful and friendly, he’s a true gentleman, and he’s never judgmental. He loves children and animals, truth[Read More…]

“Bunker: Building for the End Times” by Bradley Garrett c.2020, Simon and Schuster $28.00 / $37.00 Canada 316 pages Like a good Boy Scout, you’re prepared. No matter what today’s world throws at you, you’re ready. You’ve laid in a mountain of toilet paper, you’ve got hand-sanitizer, plenty of pasta,[Read More…]

“The Sensitives: The Rise of Environmental Illness and the Search for America’s Last Pure Place” by Oliver Broudy c.2020, Simon & Schuster $27.00 / $36.00 Canada   339 pages Good news! Your last doctor says you’re fine. So why does your head feel like it’s been run over by a semi?[Read More…]