Project Hail Mary is Andy Weir’s third and possibly best novel. In this book we awake with our main character uncertain where he is. He doesn’t even know his name. We soon discover he was in a coma, he’s in a hospital like room, and
Artemis is a city on Earth’s Moon. It is a playground for rich vacationers. But for Jazz Bashara, it is home. Andy Weir’s second book Artemis is about Jazz, a twenty-something year old that grew up on the Moon. Much of the story involves her
Extraterrestrial – The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth is written by Harvard astrophysicist Dr. Avi Loeb. I came across this book because my oldest sign is highly interested in space and I kept seeing blurbs about it. My expectations were high. Dr. Loeb
The Martian by Andy Weir was an instant best selling science fiction novel. The book was so popular it became a critically acclaimed film as well. I was a bit late getting to this, largely because of the hype the book received. However, I am
The 13 ½ Lives of Captain Bluebear is written by German author, cartoonist, sculptor, and painter Walter Moers. I stumbled across this gem accidentally while looking for German literature. What a great find it was! The story begins when our unnamed protagonist is found by
Book Tube and BookTubers have been part of YouTube for many years now. I used to follow a ton of book review channels several years ago and then took a long break. Near the end of 2020, I suddenly found myself back into the thick
Written by Eric Metaxas, Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World is thoroughly researched and readable. Metaxas perfectly blends historical and Biblical facts into a seamless biography of a man who literally changed Christianity. Martin Luther’s life was jam packed. He
Don’t Burn This Book is written by the smart and entertaining Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report. Mr. Rubin spent most of his life as a classical liberal but has since parted ways with the Democrat left. This book is not a memoir but more
Manatee Coffee is a great coffee with a great cause. “Drink coffee. Save manatees.” I had never heard of Manatee Gourmet Coffee until I got some as a gift. I tried two flavors, the “Caribbean Delight” and “Manatee Blend”. The Caribbean was a bit too
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry is a lengthy western that begins in the tiny town of Lonesome Dove, Texas. At 850+ pages, the book is lengthy yet highly readable. It also happened to earn the Pulitzer Prize in 1986. The story revolves around two aging