Brief reviews of books by contemporary authors I read this month — along with photos of what I ate while reading. The list is ordered by the level of my enjoyment:

Things That Happened Before the Earthquake by Chiara Barzini (Doubleday 2017)

“Everyone said where they were and what they heard when it happened. Some had sad stories, some head happy stories.”
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Chiara Barzini’s debut novel reminded me that the ’90s was actually a rather violent and volatile time in Los Angeles, what with the L....