Pox: An increasingly powerful government took on the position that the benefit of all people outweighs the problems of the few starting vaccination campaigns

The book touches on a part of American history which is rarely talked about, the internment camps built for Japanese Americans

The book centers on Solomon Dwek, son of a rabbi, born in Deal, NJ. Dwek made his fortune as an unlicensed real estate broker and got caught in a ponzi scheme

This is an amazing compilation which gives us insight into the mind of two ambitious men who are striving towards a goal no-one thought possible.

Ellen Horan wrote “31 Bond Street” and she was kind enough to answer a few questions for me. I was very interested in the amazing research she did for the book. As it turned out she wrote an essay about it

This is an enjoyable book which was hard to categorize. A bit historical fiction, a bit mystery &court room drama – a legal mystery might fit the bill

“Stalina” by Emily Rubin is the fictional story of a Russian immigrant to the United States. The story takes place after the fall of the Soviet Union.

The Stairway to Heaven by Therese Zrihen-Dvir follows two woman, Naomi and her mother, after the aftermath of the double suicide bombing in Beit Lid bus station

Ms. Ziegler handles her cast very well, they are all complex and well written; she sprinkles the narrative with wonderful lyrical prose

Shep worked hard to retire in a country where his money could last him forever. When Glynis, Shep’s wife, gets cancer, Shep’s life savings are dwindling fast