Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill (2016)
Author: Sonia Purnell
Reviewed by Judy Joiner

Sonia Pernell's Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill is a definitive biography that rescues Clementine Churchill from her husband's shadow, revealing her as a brilliant, essential partner who was instrumental in Winston's political success, offering crucial support, sharp advice, and vital influence, especially during WWII, by humanizing the war effort and cementing Anglo-American ties, all while navigating a complex personal life marked by insecurity and sacrifice. 

Christmas Karol (2025)
Author: Faith Moore
Reviewed by Bob Sammons

In this modern twist of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Karol's journey through her past, present, and future reveals a difficult yet liberating truth: It is far better to have what matters than to have it all.
Karol is a high powered NYC lawyer, the very definition of success. After calling her employees to work on Christmas Eve, she has an accident and ends up in the hospital, where she has encounters with the past, present, and future. These cause her to rethink her notions of success and confront her deep unhappiness that she's been trying to hard to mask with money and make-up.

Theo of the Golden Age (2025)
Author: Allen Levi
Reviewed by Martha Walker

This is the endearing story of a curious old man, who quietly moves into a southern city and, for reasons unknown to anyone but himself, undertakes a campaign of anonymous generosity.
Theo's love for people, combined with his fondness for books, birds, and story, unite in a colorful expression of outreach and affection. The old man's new friends wonder, who is Theo? And Why is he here? Beautifully written stories of kindness and neighborliness are always timely, but perhaps especially so now. Meet Theo of Golden. He's happy to meet you.

Babette's Feast (2024)
Author: Karen Blixen
Reviewed by Pastor Steve Braun

Babette's Feast, tells of Babette, a French refugee cook who becomes a maid for two pious, elderly sisters in a strict, isolated Danish community. To show gratitude after winning the lottery, Babette spends her fortune to prepare a lavish, authentic French banquet for the sisters and their austere followers, transforming them with exquisite food and wine, rekindling old passions, and bringing spiritual reconciliation and joy, demonstrating how art and grace transcend worldly differences. 

The Book That No One Wanted to Read (2023)
Author: Richard Ayoade
Reviewed by Pastor Steve Braun

The life of a book isn't easy, especially when people judge you by your cover (not every book can be adorned with sparkly unicorns!) And this narrator should know- it's the book itself, and it has a lot of opinions. It gets irritated when readers bend its pages back, and it finds authors quite annoying. But it does have a story to tell. Through witty direct address and charming illustrations, readers meet a book that has never been read, with a cover the boring color of a school lunch table and pages so dry they give bookworms indigestion. But what happens when this book meets you, a curious reader?