The Author Guy Blog, Aug 2, 2024
2nd Aug 2024 Hello out there, Welcome back. Today I’m going to recommend a book by another author, and this one comes as a surprise to me. There have been numerous times when I’ve struggled to finish books that have become mega-bestsellers, and two come readily to mind. The first is Where the Crawdads Sing . I started, stopped and re-started probably a dozen times before closing the book for the last time at the last page. The second was The Gentleman from Moscow by NYTimes bestselling author Amor Towles, and I confess I never did finish it. Yet it is his latest book I’m recommending without hesitation or reservation. The 2024 book is entitled Table for Two . I purchased it based upon a review I read (in the Wall Street Journal, I think). It is comprised of six short stories, all set in New York City and averaging thirty-five or so pages each, and a short (two hundred pages) novel set in Los Angeles. The stories are intriguing and captivating, the characters beli...