Monica Wood

Jun 28, 2024 | citylifestyle.com | Kristin Hannah |Stephanie Dray |Percival L. Everett |Monica Wood

Want to start a publication? Learn More Featured ArticleBooks chosen and loved by the Athena Books TeamArticle by Athena Books Originally published in Greenwich LifestyleWe love local bookstores for their curated book recommendations. That is why we were very excited to learn that Athena Books in Old Greenwich now selects an “Athena Favorite” each month, a book chosen and loved by their well-read team.

May 22, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Monica Wood |Eve Chung |Colm Toibin |Ann Hood

“You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible,” wrote Anton Chekhov. His words could describe many of the characters in the books highlighted by Monitor reviewers this month. Among the novels are the story of a woman attempting a fresh start after her release from prison, and the saga of a World War I veteran seeking redemption from an act of betrayal during the war. Why We Wrote ThisLooking for a great new book to kick off the summer? We have 10 of them.

May 22, 2024 | everand.com | Monica Wood

How To Read a Book, by Monica WoodMonica Wood’s engaging novel of fresh starts follows Violet, a 20-something woman fresh out of prison; Harriet, a retiree who leads a book club inside the women’s prison; and Frank, the retired machinist whose wife was killed in the hit-and-run for which Violet served time. Shot through with

May 7, 2024 | lithub.com | Monica Wood

Though tightly bound by our love of books, we bibliophiles are a sundry lot, managing our obsession in a grand variety of ways. We organize by title, by author, by genre, by topic. By color, by height, by width, by depth. We shelve horizontally, vertically, face out, or in combination. With knick-knacks or without. We affix bookstore-style section tags to an already orderly trove, or load books into a metaphorical cannon and blast them into every possible cranny, including the microwave.