You’ll Grow Out of It | by Jessi Klein

You’ll Grow Out of It by Jessi Klein
(Grand Central Publishing, 2016, 291 pages)

Being a woman: easy. Right?

4/5 stars

Peacock and Vine | by A. S. Byatt

Peacock and Vine: On William Morris and Mariano Fortuny by A. S. Byatt
(Knopf, 2016, 192 pages)

Masterful writer, connecting two aesthetics.

5/5 stars

1 & 2 Samuel | by David Firth

1 & 2 Samuel: An Introduction and Study Guide: A Kingdom Comes
by David Firth
(Bloomsbury, 2017, 112 pages)

Helpfully untangles Samuel’s complicated history.

4/5 stars

Mystic Park | by Regina Hart

Mystic Park by Regina Hart
(Dafina, 2015, 352 pages)

Lovers find contentment in hometown.

4/5 stars

Memory Man | by David Baldacci

Memory Man by David Baldacci
(Grand Central Publishing, 2015, 416 pages)

Head injury savant solves murder.

5/5 stars

Two Kinds of Love | by Tuomo Mannermaa

Two Kinds of Love: Martin Luther’s Religious World by Tuomo Mannermaa
(Fortress Press, 2010, 144 pages)

A Finnish perspective on Luther.

5/5 stars

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running | by Haruki Murakami

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir
by Haruki Murakami; translated by Philip Gabriel
(Knopf, 2008, 179 pages)

Parallels between running and writing.

4/5 stars