Patrice McDonough

May 3, 2024 | kabc.com | Patrice McDonough

This week's Newsmax Rising Bestsellers certainly suggests "faith can move mountains, and show us the way," both as a nation but especially individually, and at the same time prepare for the future. One selection describes how two nations were able to lift themselves from abject poverty into thriving economies through free markets, and another compares the Book of Revelation to the events of today.

Feb 20, 2024 | crimereads.com | Patrice McDonough |A.S. Byatt |Daphne Du Maurier |Anya Seton

It’s still early in the 2020s for number ten, so this partial list (incomplete and biased) looks at nine favorite filmed novels published across 90 years (1936 to 2016, one per decade). While the passage of time makes many movies seem historical (think Agatha Christie adaptations), I’ve stuck to a strict definition. All the novels are set years before their original publication dates. The books are still in print, and the films are available on DVD or streaming.