My dad recommended "The Innocent Man" by John Grisham a few months ago. I noticed it on my brother-in-law’s bookshelf when we were visiting them this weekend, so I grabbed it and gave it a read.

This is a very scary story. The crimes in the book are horrific, but the aftermath for the guys accused and convicted is just as frightening.

Stories at The Morning News don’t normally bring a tear to my eye, but Anthony Doerr’s “Remembering Pop” did.

I finally finished “Moby Dick.” It was more interesting than I’d expected it to be. Even the parts about fossilized whales. It reminded me of Bubba’s shrimping speech in “Forrest Gump.” Herman Melville knew everything there was to know about the whalin’ business. And he wanted everyone to know it, by golly.