Tag: Book reading

Book Recommendation – Swing by Rupert Holmes

Earlier in the year I read a book by Rupert Holmes called Murder Your Employer. I blogged about it here: https://nostalgicitalian.com/2023/07/06/book-recommendation-murder-your-employer-rupert-holmes/ That book was good enough that I wanted to read more by him. I knew him as a singer, but not as a novelist. I came across a book entitled Swing. As someone who … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Swing by Rupert Holmes →

Book Recommendation – Home Is Where The Bodies Are – Jeneva Rose

I just finished another good book that had been on my "To Read" list. My wife read it before I did and based on her reaction, I chose to read it next. The cover itself was intriguing and I added it to my list before I even read what it was about. This is the … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Home Is Where The Bodies Are – Jeneva Rose →

Book Recommendation – Lou’s On First – Chris Costello

Growing up, one of the things that is forever etched in my mind was waking up on Sunday mornings and Abbott and Costello movies would be playing on Channel 7 (WXYZ/Detroit). It was on those Sunday mornings that I was introduced to classic films like Buck Privates, Who Done It?, Africa Screams, The Naughty Nineties, … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Lou’s On First – Chris Costello →

Book Recommendation – Close to Death – Anthony Horowitz

I finally got my hands on a new release by an author I have come to really enjoy - Anthony Horowitz. I stumbled on him because of a couple Sherlock Holmes themed books he wrote. From there, I stumbled on his Hawthorne and Horowitz series. You can read about those a bit here: https://nostalgicitalian.com/2023/03/23/reading-recommendations/ Here … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Close to Death – Anthony Horowitz →

Book Recommendation: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

I've had this book on my "To read" list for some time. I added it for a couple of reasons. First, I have always loved hearing stories about "old Hollywood" and hoped that this would kind of fall into that category. Second, everyone kept talking about it. When my wife read it recently she said … Continue reading Book Recommendation: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo →