by Oran Colwell | April 1, 2026
Book Recommendations | Featured
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable coming-of-age tale in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice, it views a world of great beauty and savage iniquities through the eyes of a young girl, as her father — a crusading local lawyer — risks everything to defend a black man
by Oran Colwell | March 1, 2026
On the Road by Jack Kerouac Inspired by Jack Kerouac’s adventures with Neal Cassady, On the Road tells the story of two friends whose cross-country road trips are a quest for meaning and true experience. Written with a mixture of sad-eyed naiveté and wild ambition and imbued with Kerouac’s love of America, his compassion for humanity, and
by Oran Colwell | February 1, 2026
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry Alice Scott is an eternal optimist still dreaming of her big writing break. Hayden Anderson is a Pulitzer-prize winning human thundercloud.
by Oran Colwell | January 1, 2026
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden Every day I clean the Winchesters’ beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school.
by Oran Colwell | December 1, 2025
I’ll be home for Christmas by Jenny Bayliss Fred Hallow-Hart isn’t in love with the idea of returning home to Pine Bluff. But after a bad breakup and a subsequent eviction, she’s fresh out of options.
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