Author Eric Weiner lands in the Emergency Room with severe stomach pain. While waiting for his diagnosis, a nurse cryptically asks, “Have you found your […]
What if… you read ‘to be sung underwater’?
Who hasn’t wondered, “What if?” or “What if I had taken the road not taken?” In Tom McNeal’s novel, To Be Sung Underwater, his protagonist […]
Turn of Mind
Alice LaPlante’s debut novel, Turn of Mind presents compelling characters enmeshed in difficult, sometimes enigmatic relationships. At its center is Dr. Jennifer White, a retired […]
Deceptive Dads
Deceptive dad #1 appears in Laurie Sandell’s graphic memoir, The Impostor’s Daughter: A True Memoir. Sandell theorized that her father was in the CIA because […]
End of Year Reads
I usually read two books simultaneously, one at home and one at work. At some point one of them reaches a point where I become […]
Baking
Mmmm! I smell something delicious! This week’s theme is on baking. The first thing I did after welcoming the children was tell them that there […]
Book Review: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness is a haunting and heartbreaking story based on an idea by children’s author Siobhan Dowd, who passed away from cancer […]
Cool Reads to Keep You Warm
Brrr! Have you seen the snowflakes coming down recently? Now that the weather outside is turning frightful, it got me thinking about things that can […]
