I never really thought about The Picture of Dorian Gray being censored, but when I went looking for a copy to read for our book […]
Peninsula of Lies
Peninsula of Lies: A True Story of A Mysterious Birth and Taboo Love by Edward Ball. Catchy title, isn’t it? I saw this book on […]
RIP Lilian Jackson Braun (and goodbye to Koko & Yum Yum)
(Photo by Jerry Prank, Dartford UK, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) I just came across a post reporting that the author of the Cat Who… books died […]
‘Tis the Season
(Photo by Friedrich Bohringer from Wikimedia Commons) Each year as the winter holidays approach I enjoy ‘seasonal reading’—books set in winter and/or at holiday time. I […]
Preserving the Harvest
(Photo by Elina Mark as part of the Estonian Science Photo Competition courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) So — you’ve grown your own produce or been […]
Eating from Your Own Backyard
(Photo of Comella Community Garden in Cleveland by Jeff Schuler, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) One of the newest movements in cooking/eating is obtaining food locally — purchasing foodstuffs […]
Tales of Real Medical Detection
So, I was perusing reviews the other day and came across a review of The Deadly Dinner Party and Other Medical Detective Stories by Jonathan A. […]
A Visit to the Maltz Museum
I have a long standing interest in history and women’s history, so when I had the opportunity to go to the Maltz Museum of Jewish […]
From Soup to Soup
It’s National Soup Month and what better time for soup than in the cold, snowy days of January. While I was preparing for a program […]
Michael Symon’s Live to Cook
I love Michael Symon and I love cookbooks, so this one was a natural for me. As soon as I heard it was coming out, […]
