Tells the story of the 38 commercial flights, diverted away from the US due to closure of the 9/11, to land the small town of Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

A fictional, fast paced page turner, set mostly in days preceding the Normandy invasion in WWII. The story’s unlikely hero is recruited by Churchill for MI5.

The story is not a simple good vs. evil, the characters are flushed out, each has his or hers good side and bad side – shades of gray.

A fascinating narrative while trying to understand John Charles Gilkey, a man with no real job whose only passion is acquiring rare books by any means necessary

Autobiography of Moab who is caught between his own morality and his community. After gaining his trust, the shin bet asks Mosab to work as a double agent

Cutting for Stone is a glorious family / medical saga covering multiple generations and locations. Marion, the narrator, is an emotional and intelligent person

In A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True the author fashions the tale in a fairytale like narrative spiced with European / Yiddish humor

The book touches on many themes, such as the role Jewish writers and artists played in American pop culture (like it or not comics are American mythology).

Devils in Exile is a rough, fast, flashy, tough and smart action thriller. There are twists I saw, but – best of all – the main twists I did not see. Chuck Hogan stays away from the troubled hero clichés and the characters in this book are created very well.

John Adams, an interesting figure with a high standard of integrity, a standard which drove him all his life. His contemporaries were intriguing and fascinating