Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Whitaker, ‘We Begin at the End’
Chris Whitaker is a like a lyric writer who composes songs of unrequited love and burning hate in equal measure. I’ve read only two of...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Charlie Donlea, ‘Those Empty Eyes’
“Donna tried to understand the scene. The bodies. The girl. The gun. ‘Put your hands in the air!’ Donna told the girl, pointing her...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Whitaker, ‘All the Colors of the Dark’
In college, I took several “lit” classes. Modern Literature. European Literature. The Literary Classics. The Short Story. Even, Sociology...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Past favorites, part IV
During the 1950s, I read several novels by Nevil Shute, and I want to pay homage to this wonderful author. His full name was Nevil Shute...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Past favorites, Part III
I must have been 15 because we hadn’t yet moved to California, and I had “outgrown” my interest in books about dinosaurs. The librarian...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Past Favorites, Part II
During the closing decades of the twentieth century, I read many novels by John Irving: The World According to Garp, The Hotel New...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: Past favorites, part I
Last September, I wrote about several of my favorite books. These were mostly novels that I read many decades ago, but they’re the ones...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Freida McFadden, 'Never Lie'
If you’ve read even one of Freida McFadden’s psychological thrillers, you’re probably a fan like me. Dr. McFadden is a practicing...
