I don’t know why I waited so long to read Mordecai Richler’s The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. This is a work of genius. From a literary perspective, Richler’s style is relentless, employing very little environmental description, choosing instead dialogue that scintillates. He cements plot with sharp, keen characters, an elegantly simplistic language. There isn’t a scene, a phrase, a word out of place here. From an entertainment perspective this a rocketing good read, with a…

Dreams From My Father is both an internal and external journey that is eloquently and sensitively written, a journey that questions cause, motive and effect. From the first moment you are captivated by Obama’s narrative voice and what he has to say. This is a life-changing book. You will never think the same way about race, humanity or American society ever again. Not since reading Black Like Me when I was an adolescent has a…