Author Archives: cmdifonso

Tell the Wolves I’m Home, by Carol Rifka Brunt 1987. There’s only one person who has ever truly understood fourteen-year-old June Elbus, and that’s her uncle, the renowned painter Finn Weiss. Shy at school and distant from her older sister, June can only be herself in Finn’s company; he is her godfather, confidant, and bestContinue reading “JUNE 2026 BOOK DISCUSSION”

The World Played Chess, by Robert Dugoni In 1979, Vincent Bianco has just graduated high school. His only desire: collect a little beer money and enjoy his final summer before college. So he lands a job as a laborer on a construction crew. Working alongside two Vietnam vets, one suffering from PTSD, Vincent gets theContinue reading “JULY 2026 BOOK DISCUSSION”

Real Americans, by Rachel Khong The story begins on the precipice of Y2K in New York City, when twenty-two-year-old Lily Chen, an unpaid intern at a slick media company, meets Matthew. Matthew is everything Lily is not: easygoing and effortlessly attractive, a native East Coaster and, most notably, heir to a vast pharmaceutical empire. LilyContinue reading “AUGUST 2026 BOOK DISCUSSION”

The Mitford Affair, by Marie Benedict Between the World Wars, the six Mitford sisters dominate the English political, literary, and social scenes. Though they’ve weathered scandals before, the family falls into disarray when Diana divorces her husband to marry a fascist leader and Unity follows her sister’s lead, inciting rumors that she’s become Hitler’s ownContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 2026 BOOK DISCUSSION”