I thoroughly enjoyed Leanne Morgan’s memoir, What in the World?! I have read several memoirs over the last few years written by women who have succeeded, achieved, and overcome whatever life threw at them. Among my favorites are Cher, Ina Garten, Belle Burden, Jennifer Lauck, Jeannette Walls, and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau. I now add Leanne…
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What I’m Reading: The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
I’ve recently finished reading The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods, and I must say that I liked it more than I thought I would. Not for any reason other than the title sounded like so many other stories: The Stationery Shop, The Little Paris Bookshop, The Bookshop, The Last Bookshop in London. I guess I…
On My Bookshelf: The New American Diner Cookbook by Julissa Hernandez Roberts
I love promoting books written by friends, and this week’s blog post is about a cookbook that is exactly that. A long-time friend, Juli, has written The New American Diner Cookbook, The classic American diner is an institution unique to the Northeast, especially New Jersey (I may be a little biased). Growing up in the…
What I’m Reading: The Sweet Life in Paris by David Lebovitz
I like to read more than one book at a time, and reading books in different genre is a good way to avoid confusing characters or plot lines. A novel paired with a non-fiction book works out quite nicely. To prepare for an up-coming trip to Europe, I have recently read The Sweet Life in…
What I’m Reading: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
My first novel of the New Year (it’s only the 21st, so still “new”) is Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid. I am a fan of Reid – Malibu Rising and Daisy Jones and the Six are my top favorites, plus Evelyn Hugo and Carrie Soto are right behind those. I liked Atmosphere, but admittedly not…
A Classic [not] to Consider: Moby Dick by Herman Melville
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I wish I could say otherwise, but after spending months trying to get through Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, I can only say, unless you are determined to read it, choose something else. Each year I incorporate a few classics among my reading selections. I approach each as a work of art, rather than as a…
What I’m Reading: Perfect by Rachel Joyce
Rachel Joyce is a British writer of contemporary fiction. Her characters have such depth of feeling they seem real, as if they are in the room with you. The details she employs to show their moods and thoughts add to the story in a subtle yet impactful way. In Perfect, young Byron watches his beautiful…
What I’m Reading: Long Island by Colm Toibin
I’ve just finished reading Long Island by Colm Toibin, which is the sequel to Brooklyn. We meet Eilis Lacey in Brooklyn, when she is a young woman who leaves her home in Ireland for a chance at a new life in America, specifically in New York. She finds work, friends, love, and a new world…
What I’m Reading: Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall
Although published in 2014, I just finished reading Susan Crandall’s Whistling Past the Graveyard, and I loved it. It is one of the best books I’ve read in a while, comparable to Demon Copperhead and To Kill A Mockingbird, with a little of The Help thrown in as well. Starla is the nine-year-old protagonist and…
Reading for Reflection: Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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Who among us has gone to the ocean and found peace, energy, joy, and rest? Any of us lucky enough to visit the coast, any coast, I would wager. We go to the beach not necessarily looking for an answer, but we find answers none the less. What will we feel? What will we learn…