"The Berry Pickers: A Novel" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
Indigenous people from Nova Scotia, who annually journeyed to Maine to pick blueberries, are center stage in the page turner, “The Berry...
Welcome to my favorites list — a continuation of “Novel Ideas,” a book review column I wrote for 18 years.
I’ll regularly suggest new books here, presented in a snappy new format.
These are the stories I’ll share when you ask, “read anything good lately?”
These are the books that have captivated me with well-drawn characters and plots that move like runaway trains.
Each favorite has a place of honor on my bookshelf, cherished friends I’m happy to suggest.
Page On! Enjoy!
"The Berry Pickers: A Novel" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"The Little Liar" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"Absolution: A Novel" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"All the Light We Cannot See" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"The Woman In Me" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"Night Watch" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"Bright Young Women" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"Chenneville" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"The Vaster Wilds" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"Small Town Sins" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"Happiness Falls" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"The English Experience"| Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
“The Connellys of County Down| Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"The Last Ranger" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"The Art Thief" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"The Quiet Tenant" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"Banyan Moon" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"Crow Mary" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"The Book of Charlie" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"The Guest" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"The House is on Fire," | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"The Lost Wife" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"Earth's the Right Place for Love" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"Hello Beautiful" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"A Likely Story" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"The Crane Husband" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"The Lost Year" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"Decent People"| Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"Age of Vice" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"The Light Pirate" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"Meredith, Alone" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"Paul Newman: The Extraordinary Life of An Ordinary Man" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"Signal Fires" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"The Old Place: A Novel" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"All That's Left Unsaid" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"The Marriage Portrait" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"Dirt Creek" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"Flying Solo" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A Novel" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"The It Girl" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"Joan: A Novel of Joan of Arc" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"The Angel of Rome" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"This Dark Road to Mercy" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"Half Baked Harvest Every Day" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"Shmuel's Bridge"| Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"The Beauty of Dusk: On Vision Lost and Found"
"In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"One Italian Summer: A Novel" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
"I Must Betray You" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider