Trust

Nov 27, 2023 | Book Report

TRUST by Hernan Diaz Reviews: …intricate, cunning and consistently surprising…. — NEW YORK TIMES Trust is an ingeniously constructed historical novel with a postmodern point. Throughout, Diaz makes a connection between the realms of fiction and finance. — NPR Jo’s...

Hedge

Nov 13, 2023 | Book Report

HEDGE by Jane Delury Reviews: Please do not let any other review or well-meaning friend give away this novel’s stunning evolution. A great portion of its magic lies in how it turns a radical corner, gaining speed and burning urgency — then slowly becoming something...

Jo’s Jottings: Not a Thanksgiving Story – Just A Gravy Story

Nov 1, 2023 | General

When I was a junior in high school, I became the cook and cleaner of our house. My mom was in care for depression at a private facility. My oldest sister was married and my next oldest was away at college. So it was me, my Dad and my 9-year-old brother. I wasn’t a bad...

The Nix

Sep 21, 2023 | Book Report

THE NIX by Nathan Hill Review of THE NIX: “Hill is such a gifted and tenderhearted storyteller that “The Nix” doesn’t need these postmodern digressions and gimmicks….. Then again, if his primary aim was to represent, in all its tragicomic contradictions, the...

Jo’s Jottings: The Serendipity of My Life

Sep 11, 2023 | General

Many years ago, I was in Washington DC making my first visit to the Holocaust Museum. I had already been blown away by the way the museum designers had set up the path visitors would travel. First, you are given an identity card—someone who lived during the Holocaust;...