‘The Moment of Tenderness’
• June 17, 2020

THIS COLLECTION OF MADELEINE L’ENGLE’S EARLY STORIES SEEMS HEARTFELT, IF ILL-CONSIDERED Review by Kitty Kelley Madeleine L’Engle (1918-2007) was a storyteller known for her childhood fables, religious tracts and fanciful […]

Kitty Kelley Book Club: ‘Lost in Ghost Town’
• May 4, 2020

Author Carder Stout’s name will resonate with Georgetowners who remember his family from when they lived in a mansion at 31st and P Streets.

Kitty Kelley Book Club: The Silent Justice’s Deafening Opinions
• April 22, 2020

Clarence Thomas, the longest-sitting justice on the current Supreme Court, is referred to as the silent one because he hardly speaks during oral arguments. Instead, he sits quietly in his […]

‘Faster: How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler’s Best’
• April 8, 2020

In 1938, as author Neal Bascomb describes, the Grand Prix came down to: Dreyfus versus Caracciola, Delahaye versus Mercedes, France versus Germany, Good versus Evil.

‘In the Land of Men: A Memoir’
• March 26, 2020

AN EDITOR REFLECTS ON HER TIME SPENT AT ESQUIRE — AND IN THRALL TO DAVID FOSTER WALLACE Adrienne Miller does not mince words when she dictates the duty of book […]

Martin Tolchin’s ‘Politics, Journalism, and the Way Things Were’
• March 11, 2020

Reviewed by Kitty Kelley Journalists will enjoy this memoir, but anyone who’s suffered a setback or come face to face with failure will profit and take heart. By looking back […]

The Club Savors ‘This Is Happiness’
• February 26, 2020

In sharing the experience of reading Niall Williams’s latest novel, “This Is Happiness,” a Georgetown book club also shared the pleasure of their friendship.“ I loved reading this book because, […]

‘The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties’
• February 12, 2020

SOLID WRITING AND RESEARCH ASIDE, THIS JEREMIAD ABOUT OUR CHANGING NATIONAL LANDSCAPE REVEALS THE AUTHOR’S BITTERNESS In the 18th century, the Age of Enlightenment illuminated the world of ideas throughout […]

‘She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement’
• January 30, 2020

UNTANGLING HARVEY WEINSTEIN’S WEB OF DECEIT Reviewed by Kitty Kelley “She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement,” by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, landed with […]

‘The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians’
• January 15, 2020

THIS COMPELLING COMPILATION LOOKS AT SOME OF THE PIVOTAL FIGURES WHO SHAPED OUR NATION For those who love history and enjoy biography, David M. Rubenstein has delivered a masterstroke with […]