If you think that you’ve had to overcome a lot in your life, read one of my favorite books from the 90s, A Hope in […]
Where in the World is John Stark Bellamy II ?
If you are a fan of true crime books and/or books about the Cleveland area, you’ve probably read books by John Stark Bellamy II. John […]
“The Elegance of the Hedgehog”: a rare and subtle treat from Muriel Barbery
How do you imagine Paris? I think of the city of lovers, sophisticated women dressed with style, bridges over the Seine, the Louvre, artists sipping […]
Cooking it Up at Le Cordon Bleu
Michael Ruhlman, the gourmand and talented nonfiction writer (Making of a Chef and House: A Memoir among others) wrote a quote on the back cover of […]
Book Discussion series: Belle Prater’s Boy
***JUST SO YOU KNOW*** All of the posts in our book discussion series contain questions and reviews that could possibly reveal parts of the plot […]
Susan Wittig Albert Tours Ohio!
Susan Wittig Albert’s latest installment in the China Bayles series has been released. It is titled Wormwood. I am still working my way through this […]
Vivid Historical Fiction from Geraldine Brooks
I read Geraldine Brooks’s three historical novels in reverse order–the most recent, People of the Book last–and given the way Brooks likes to scramble the […]
New Orleans and Life After Katrina
People all around the world were affected by Hurricane Katrina in August of 2005 as it unfolded in all its ugliness and ferocity on television, […]
Warning — Cannibals, Snakes, Certain Death Ahead
Most travel books don’t contain flesh eating cannibals, disease causing insects or poison arrow attacks. But, David Grann’s The Lost City of Z: A Tale […]