Short reviews of A Grown Up Kind of Pretty, Let's Pretend This Never Happened, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, How To Be A Woman, and The Casual Vacancy.
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A collection of short book reviews, including: When Will There Be Good News; Started Early, Took My Dog; The Man Who Mistook His Wife for A Hat; Girl In Translation; Curtains; and Game Change.
Read more →Five super mini book reviews of I Am The Messenger, The Call, Lamb, The Lifeboat and The Sugar Queen
Read more →Mini reviews of The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, The Chosen by Chandra Hoffman and Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami.
Read more →A review of the audiobook version of Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin.
Read more →Reviews of Wicked by Gregory Maguire, Skipping A Beat by Sarah Pekkanan and Cruising Attitude by Heather Poole.
Read more →A review of The CHICK-tionary by Anna Lefler.
Read more →Book reviews of "Complications" by Atul Gawande, "Strangers at the Feast" by Jennifer Vanderbes, and "Backseat Saints" by Joshilyn Jackson
Read more →A review of Gary Klaben's "Changing the Conversation," a book about financial planning for families that I found more philosophical than practical.
Read more →A book review of Kate Atkinson's book Case Histories, which proved to be a multilayered, humorous and compelling mystery.
Read more →A review of Abraham Verghese's novel Cutting for Stone.
Read more →A review of Columbine by Dave Cullen, a non-fiction look at the events surrounding the school shooting at Columbine High School.
Read more →A review of Michael Perry's memoir COOP.
Read more →The Circle of Friends, Book V: HeatherL. Diane WolfeDancing Lemur Press, 2010ISBN: 978-0-9816210-5-0282 pagesGenre: Fiction, Young Adult Today, I’m thrilled to welcome L. Diane Wolfe, author of the Circle of Friends books. Diane’s fifth book in her Circle of Friends series, Heather, was released on March 16. The book focuses on Heather Jennings, a...
Read more →A meme concept by That’s A Novel Idea 1 Book you read: “Crazy for the Storm” by Norman Ollestad 2 Words that describe the book: Survival memoir 3 Settings where it took place or characters you met: Setting: late 1970s California and Mexico Norman Ollestad Jr.—The author had a unique upbringing in the uninhibited...
Read more →Reviews of three dystopic tales, The Hunger Games and Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins and In A Perfect World by Laura Kasischke.
Read more →A bit about one of my favorite books, The Classics Reclassified by Richard Armour.
Read more →Title: Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper Author: Diablo Cody ISBN: 978-1-592-40273-1 Publishing Info: Gotham Books, 2006 Number of Pages: 212 Book Category: Memoir The other day when I wrote my review of Her Fearful Symmetry in the form of an open letter to the author, I had an...
Read more →Last week, I came across a neat meme over at Pudgy Penguin Perusals called Show Me 5 Saturday. The meme is hosted by That’s A Novel Idea (and is where you can hook up your post if you decide to do the meme). The meme is pretty simple, and I thought it would be...
Read more →Title: Creating A Charmed Life Author: Victoria MoranISBN: 978-0-06-251580-3Publishing Info: HarperOne, 1999Number of Pages: 214Book Category: Spirituality Book Overview This compact book is filled with practical and sensible advice for women (and men!) who would like to create a charmed life, which the author characterizes as unhurried, effortless and filled with grace and poise....
Read more →My Favorite Reads is hosted byAlyce at At Home With Books.The idea is to write about some favorite booksthat you read before you started blogging! Today I want to tell you aboutClockersby Richard Price Book Description From Paperback Swap Award-winning author Richard Price offers a viscerally affecting and accomplished portrait of inner-city America. Veteran...
Read more →Title: Cutting LooseAuthor: Nadine DajaniISBN: 978-0-7653-1943-2Publisher Info: Forge, September 2008Book Specs: 384 pages Book Category: Fiction Story Overview Set primarily in glitzy Miami, this book tells the stories of three different women at a crossroads in life. Ranya is a stunningly beautiful but sheltered daughter of wealthy Lebanese parents. She has lived a pampered...
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