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 MICKEY
PEARLMAN, Ph.D., is an editor and lecturer. She is the
author of WHAT TO READ and LISTEN TO THEIR VOICES, the co-author
of A VOICE OF ONE'S OWN, and the editor of A FEW THOUSAND WORDS
ABOUT LOVE, A PLACE CALLED HOME, and BETWEEN FRIENDS.
WHAT
TO READ: The Essential Guide for Reading Group Members
and Other Book Lovers offers annotated,
innovative book lists for all dedicated readers.
Whether you've been in a reading group for years,
are interested in forming or finding one, or you're
a book lover looking for new ideas, this is a must-have
resource.
Mickey Pearlman's Summer Reading List
EARTH HAS NO SORROW
by Michelle Blake
This is the second of the Lily Conner mysteries.
The continuing character is an Episcopal priest,
a woman, who has no parish. This novel explains
better than several tracts the ways in which the
Catholic Church is implicated in letting the Holocaust
happen.
THE KING MY FATHER'S WRECK
by Louis Simpson
Simpson, a poet, won the Pulitzer Prize. His memoir is a study in
grumpiness but worth a quick read for the scenes in Jamaica, his homeland,
and his opinions on almost everything.
BUDDHA
by Karen Armstrong
This is part of the Penguin series. Even though
Armstrong tells us that there is little or no written evidence of
his teachings, you end up knowing quite a lot about Buddhism.
SPEAK TO ME: Grief, Love and What Endures
by Marcie Hershman
This is a fine memoir, principally about Hershman's
brother, a well-known television producer, who died
of AIDS. If you are interested in the symbolism of
dreams you will love this book.
INSPIRED SLEEP
by Robert Cohen
I thought this funny ascerbic novel about the way America is medicating
itself into unconsciousness was right on the money. Cohen is smart,
informed, thoughtful, and it shows.
JIM
THE BOY
SOMEHOW
FORM A FAMILY: Stories that Are Mostly True
by Tony
Earley
This Southern voice is familiar to me since I too grew up part of
the time in North Carolina. Earley is from a long tradition of storytellers,
and I actually slowed down as I read these in order to savor every
word.
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