Nina's Bookie Blog

Moneyball is the story of how the Oakland Athletics in 2002, under general manager Billy Beane, became one of the most successful major ...

Sherman McCoy is a wealthy Wall Street trader at his peak, with an opulent home, a beautiful wife, an adorable daughter, and a hell-hot m...

If your family is normal, or even quasi-normal, then The Liar’s Club will showcase a whole new cultural experience for you. Mary Karr’...

Eden is one of several novels that my cousin Michal gave me to introduce me to Israeli literature, and it is a grand introduction, a sha...

Neil Gaiman’s epic American Gods would be a great subject for a master’s-level analytical essay. But since my humble blog promises to ke...

Detroit City Is the Place To Be  wasn’t what I hoped. Going in, I wanted to read about Detroit’s greatness and, maybe, get an honest n...

Inspired by the true story of Depression-era serial killer Harry Powers, The Night of the Hunter , first published in 1953, is an old-...