Brief Book Briefing: "The Lost City of Z"

The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Part detective story, part travelogue, part adventure from a gifted writer and dogged researcher.

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Brief Book Briefing: "Naked"

Fraud: Essays by David Rakoff


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Listened to the audiobook, read by the author. He makes David Sedaris seem macho -- and that's not a criticism. Hilarious -- and at times, poignant -- essays.

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