When I think about mentall illness and mental disorders, people whose brains are wired differently than most, I imagine being in a crowd of people. […]
Cherry Halloween
I am filling in for another blogger today, and it may be a stretch to count this book as fitting Halloween fare. At least the […]
It’s not too late!
Feel like the season has passed you by, you’ve missed out on summer fun, and there’s no time left for travel or excitement? I disagree. […]
Do Fairy Tales Ever Come True?
Reading Samantha Verant’s How to Make a French Family: Love, Food and Faux Pas may convince you that fairy tales can come true! While attending […]
Because I Could Not Stop for Death
So far this year I’ve read two memoirs that, in my estimation, earned five stars, the highest rating on Goodreads. Both are extremely well written, […]
Q & A with David Giffels
In anticipation of his upcoming reading at Heights Libraries, local author David Giffels very generously answered a few questions for us regarding his writing process, […]
Stand up and be the change…
Over the past few months, the #metoo and #standup movements have gained a great deal of momentum and more and more women are finding the […]
Alternatives to Fire and Fury
Since its well-publicized release three weeks ago, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House has been flying off library shelves. If you’ve put […]
Nonfiction Favorites: A Dozen from 2017
My favorite kind of nonfiction is memoir, especially stories about people raised in non-conventional families. This year I enjoyed: We Are all Shipwrecks by Kelly […]