These 2020 NYT Hardcover Bestsellers are among my favorite books I’ve yet to read. Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing is most excellent. Also check out Ann Patchett’s The Dutch House

The Russian novella First Love, by Ivan Turgenev I enjoyed reading the Russian novella, First Love by Ivan Turgenev. First Love is my 10th Russian/behind the Iron Curtain novel to read since December, beginning with War and Peace. A great final quote from First Love...