Major League baseball starts next week! Nothing says Spring better than the crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd or the smell of […]
Travel to Bhutan
You may remember Bhutan as the country that prides itself on being more concerned with its citizens’ Gross National Happiness than the GDP, a country that did […]
Mystery, History & Wine = an Engaging read
Do you enjoy wine? Check! Are you interested in American History? Check! Would you like to read a great mystery series? Check! I have the perfect suggestion […]
Left Neglected by Lisa Genova
When Lisa Genova’s new book, Left Neglected, arrived, I immediately put it at the top of my ever growing pile of books to read. I […]
Escaping Through The Prison Library
“Pimps make the best librarians,” is the first sentence of Avi Steinberg’s Running the Books: The Adventures of An Accidental Prison Librarian. This should pique […]
Vacation at the Airport
Posting about an author who spends a week at an airport may scare people away after all the airport shutdowns and plane cancellations of the past week. But, […]
Sometimes Authors Can’t Go Home Again
Many thriller readers are familiar with Dennis Lehane’s novels, Shutter Island and Gone, Baby, Gone, which were both turned into blockbuster movies. But before that acclaim, his first book, […]
Ape House by Sara Gruen
Sara Gruen, author of the very popular Water for Elephants is back with another unusual book about animals called Ape House. This engaging novel introduces the […]
Literary Smorgasbord for One
In an unusual take on the culinary memoir, this collection of food essays offers a different viewpoint from the many culinary books and food histories on the shelves these […]