Books

Preview: The Italian Teacher by Tom Rachman

By Heather Caliendo ·

The Italian Teacher by Tom Rachman is about a son of a legendary painter looking to craft his own legacy.  I’ve read Rachman’s previous work, The Imperfectionists back in 2011, which is a fiction book set in Rome detailing the lives of editors, reporters and executives at an international English-newspaper.

Preview: The Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard

By Heather Caliendo ·

While I tend to read a majority of contemporary fiction, I also enjoy historical fiction and that’s what lead me to The Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard. I admire how historical fiction books retell a time in history and it provides interesting context and perspective of a key moment or look at a famous […]