Matthew Goode, who set women’s hearts a flutter in Downton Abbey and The Crown, is unrecognizable in Netflix’s Department Q. It’s hard to avoid a story, review, interview, or post about this streaming series, but…
College professor Natasha Grover is overjoyed when her first novel is acquired by an independent studio for a TV series. The Colony revolves around a group of women residing on an island where men are…
Santa Catalina Island, 22 miles long and eight miles wide, sits in the Pacific Ocean about 29 miles from Long Beach, California. Despite its size, Catalina is quite diverse, with canyons, sandy beaches, and the…
Since childhood, the three Whiting sisters have spent their summers on Martha’s Vineyard. However, after their father, U.S. Senator Charles Whiting, tragically dies in a plane accident, their mother, Virgie, requests their presence on the…
Are we more influenced by our genetics or by the people we surround ourselves with? Numerous studies continue to explore that question, but novelists create some of the most interesting situations that perhaps reflect their…
My sophomore year in high school, Sue moved from the Midwest to our small town in upstate New York. We were inseparable. After college, I tried to keep in touch with her, but she moved…
Bestselling mystery author Laura Lippman is back with a terrific summer read. Anyone planning a vacation to London and Paris, including a scenic river cruise down the Seine, should pack this book to enjoy along…
Gus Blum, a professor at a Long Island university, receives the offer of a tenured position at a prestigious college in Maine. His wife, Claire, his daughter, high school senior Hazel, and his son, middle…
