Current reading:
- The Covenant of Water – Abraham Verghese’s amazing novel set in Kerala, India
- God’s Hotel – Virginia Sweet’s memoir about Laguna Honda hospital in San Francisco – remarkable
- Home Waters – John N. Maclean writes about his father and the writing of A River Runs Through It
- Fierce Poise – Alexander Nemerov’s biography of abstract expressionist painter Helen Frankenthaler
Film, TV, and Podcasts:
- Adolescence – Netflix limited series about a young boy charged with murder. Excellent but hard to watch.
- The Friend – the film version of Sigrid Nunez’s novel starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, and a dog named Bing/Apollo. Great adaptation by David Siegel and Scott McGeehee.
- 1923 – the Yellowstone prequel with Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren
- The Only Girl in the Orchestra – Oscar winning documentary about the New York Philharmonic bassist
Favorite blogs and websites:
- https://kate-ballbach.squarespace.com/ Seattle friends living in London and exploring Europe with their kids. Truly good writing about everyday living.
- http://www.gandt.com/ A Navy/Pan Am colleague who writes excellent aviation fiction and non-fiction
- https://alexandradaneblog.wordpress.com/ A blogger/memoirist friend