A Better Life by Lionel Shriver

 Excellent, quick read by Shriver about an NYC family that takes in a Honduran "migrant" out of ideology. As usual, Shriver pulls no punches and provides an excellent story.

Evangelical Is Not Enough by Thomas Howard

 Excellent book from the late Thomas Howard (of Beverly Farms) showing what Catholicism has that Evangelicalism does not. It's a great book revealing insights on Catholic Sacramental life.

Battle Mountain by C.J. Box

 Latest in the Joe Pickett series. Another excellent story, but like the recent entries in this series, are more action oriented than game warden oriented.

This Hallowed Ground by Bruce Catton

 Excellent single volume history of the Civil War. Probably the best short history of the war I've read. Catton is terrific.

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

 Re-read of a classic I last read decades ago. It definitely stands up and is worth a reading again every few years.

Taking Religion Seriously by Charles Murray

 Spiritual autobiography from the author of The Bell Curve.

All-American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely

 Young Adult book with a "message" about a black high school student who gets beat up by a white cop after mistakenly being accused of shoplifting. This book was assigned reading for 8th graders in Danvers and created some controversy - with good reason. It's filled with obscenities, as well as cliches and ancient stereotypes.